slicken
Americanverb (used with or without object)
Etymology
Origin of slicken
First recorded in 1620–30; slick ( def. ) + -en 1 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Franchises are supposed to use digital effects to slicken the ride with tedious profligacy, not as a last resort deployed only when practical effects aren’t possible.
From Slate • Jan. 8, 2016
Next, they smooth down, harmonize, and slicken the lyrics, embellishing the whole with gimcrack corn.
From Time Magazine Archive
They wanted to copy nature rather than slicken the surface of the world as they believed artists had done since the High Renaissance.
From Time Magazine Archive
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