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smooth over
smooth over vb (tr) to ease or gloss over: to smooth over a situation. Thesaurus| Verb | 1.smooth over - treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properlygloss over, skate over, skimp over, slur overdo by, treat, handle - interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently" |
smoothadjective1. Having no irregularities, roughness, or indentations:even, flat, flush, level, planar, plane, straight.2. Free from severity or violence, as in movement:balmy, delicate, faint, gentle, mild, soft.3. Posing no difficulty:easy, effortless, facile, simple.Informal: snap.Idioms: easy as ABC, easy as falling off a log, easy as one-two-three, easy as pie, like taking candy from a baby, nothing to it.4. Effortlessly gracious and tactful in social manner:bland, suave, urbane.5. Marked by facility, especially of expression:easy, effortless, flowing, fluent, fluid, graceful.verb1. To make even, smooth, or level:even, flat, flatten, level, plane, straighten.2. To bring to perfection or completion:perfect, polish, refine.Idiom: smooth off the rough edges.phrasal verb
smooth overTo bring (something) into a state of agreement or accord:reconcile, rectify, resolve, settle, straighten out.Translationssmooth over
smooth over1. To make a surface smooth, flat, or even by filling in or covering cracks or blemishes. A noun or pronoun can be used between "smooth" and "over." We'll need to smooth over the wall with plaster before we can start painting. It's about time they smoothed this road over—it's been full of potholes for years!2. To lessen tension, disagreement, anger, or other unpleasantries between two or more people. A noun or pronoun can be used between "smooth" and "over." Since I smoothed over my difference with the manager, work has been going much better. Jim's going over to try to smooth things over with Sandra.See also: over, smoothsmooth overRid of obstructions or difficulties, as in We tried to smooth things over between the families before the wedding but did not succeed . [Late 1600s] See also: over, smoothsmooth overv.1. To fill or coat something so as to create a smooth surface: The builder smoothed over the seams in the sheetrock with plaster. For a healthy complexion, smooth some cold cream over your face before bed.2. To make some strained relationship more friendly or amiable: The ambassador smoothed over relations with France. The two players almost got into a fight before the coach smoothed things over between them.See also: over, smoothsmooth over
Synonyms for smooth oververb treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properlySynonyms- gloss over
- skate over
- skimp over
- slur over
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