smoothen
Americanverb (used with or without object)
verb
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ANZ’s Nim expects the RBI to continue to smoothen the rupee’s decline without stepping in aggressively.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025
The deal with the EU seeks to smoothen frictions in trade, but there are a whole load of details and specifics, timeframes and costs still to be haggled over and sorted.
From BBC • May 19, 2025
“But I feel like I’m supposed to fight through this pain, I’m gonna smoothen out my swing. ... I got the big injury but it’s actually making my swing super smooth.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2023
To further smoothen its operations in Pilbara, Rio said it will embrace continued investment in bearing refurbishment, a sustainable and green maintenance procedure that delivers significant reduction in raw material consumption, over 10 years.
From Reuters • Jun. 13, 2023
I would adorn and smoothen the declivity, and make my residence as commodious as its situation and dimensions may allow; but principally I would cast under-foot the empty fear of death.
From Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection by Landor, Walter Savage
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