smoothen

English

Etymology

From smooth +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsmuːðən/

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Verb

smoothen (third-person singular simple present smoothens, present participle smoothening, simple past and past participle smoothened)

1. (transitive) To make smooth.
2. (intransitive) To become smooth.

Usage notes

• The verb smooth is more common.

Translations

make smooth

• Bulgarian: оглаждам (bg) (oglaždam), изглаждам (bg) (izglaždam)
• Danish: glatte (da)
• Dutch: glad (nl) maken (nl), gladstrijken (nl), afvlakken (nl)
• Even: булби- (ʙulʙi-)
• Finnish: silottaa
• French: lisser (fr)
• German: glätten (de)
• Hungarian: kisimít (hu)
• Maori: whakahuene, whakaene
• Mongolian: өөлөх (mn) (öölöx)
• Portuguese: alisar (pt)
• Spanish: alisar (es)
• Swahili: laini (sw)

become smooth

• Bulgarian: оглаждам се (oglaždam se)
• Dutch: glad (nl) worden (nl), afvlakken (nl)
• Finnish: silottua (fi)