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smoothen

American  
[smoo-thuhn] / ˈsmu ðən /

verb (used with or without object)

  1. to make or become smooth.


smoothen British  
/ ˈsmuːðən /

verb

  1. to make or become smooth

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of smoothen

First recorded in 1625–35; smooth + -en 1

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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

Schaffner said he expects some of the wrinkles in the rollout to smoothen out over time.

From Salon Sep. 28, 2023

Wickremesinghe has set a goal of finalising debt talks by September, which, if successful, would smoothen the release of a second tranche of IMF funding due by October.

From Reuters Jul. 5, 2023

Perhaps you would write to her and soften and smoothen matters.

From The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence between the Years 1837 and 1861 Volume 1, 1837-1843 by Esher, Reginald Baliol Brett, Viscount

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