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单词 smoothening
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smoothen

verb

smooth·​en ˈsmü-t͟hən How to pronounce smoothen (audio)
smoothened; smoothening ˈsmü-t͟hə-niŋ How to pronounce smoothen (audio)
ˈsmüt͟h-niŋ

transitive verb

: to make smooth

intransitive verb

: to become smooth

Synonyms

  • even
  • flatten
  • level
  • plane
  • smooth
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Example Sentences

smoothen the wood for the table thoroughly, or the legs will be uneven smoothen the edges of the two parts before trying to join them together
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Word History

First Known Use

1635, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

smoothening

verb

present participle of smoothen
1
as in smoothing
to make free from breaks, curves, or bumps smoothen the wood for the table thoroughly, or the legs will be uneven

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • smoothing
  • flattening
  • shaving
  • planing
  • trimming
  • evening
  • levelling
  • leveling
  • clipping
  • pruning
  • combing
  • paring
  • cropping
  • raking
  • laying
  • spreading
  • pressing
  • surfacing
  • carding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • roughening
  • roughing
  • wrinkling
  • bending
  • rumpling
  • pitting
  • coarsening
  • denting
  • kinking
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2
as in polishing
to make smooth or glossy usually by repeatedly applying surface pressure smoothen the edges of the two parts before trying to join them together

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • smoothing
  • polishing
  • rubbing
  • burnishing
  • glossing
  • scrubbing
  • coating
  • buffing
  • shining
  • scraping
  • grinding
  • furbishing
  • dressing
  • sanding
  • finishing
  • sleeking
  • glazing
  • brightening
  • filing
  • lacquering
  • varnishing
  • slicking
  • bobbing
  • japanning
  • veneering
  • facing
  • scouring
  • sandblasting
  • sandpapering
  • boning
  • rasping
  • lapping

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • ruffling
  • roughening
  • scuffing (up)
  • roughing (up)
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