smoothen

[ smoo-thuhn ]
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verb (used with or without object)
  1. to make or become smooth.

Origin of smoothen

1
First recorded in 1625–35; smooth + -en1

Other words from smoothen

  • un·smooth·ened, adjective

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How to use smoothen in a sentence

  • The medieval scribes made constant use of the pumice-stone, for smoothening their vellum and for making erasures.

  • Luckily it was only the smoothening tail of the riffle, and the buoyant little canoe rode the rounded rollers without capsizing.

    Down the Yellowstone | Lewis R. Freeman

British Dictionary definitions for smoothen

smoothen

/ (ˈsmuːðən) /


verb
  1. to make or become smooth

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