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English verb: flatten | |||
| 1. | flatten (change) make flat or flatter | ||
| Samples | Flatten a road. Flatten your stomach with these exercises. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | form, shape | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | laminate, roll, roll out, splat, steamroll, steamroller | ||
| 2. | flatten (change) become flat or flatter | ||
| Samples | The landscape flattened. | ||
| Synonyms | flatten out | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change form, change shape, deform | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | press, splat | ||
| 3. | flatten (change) lower the pitch of (musical notes) | ||
| Synonyms | drop | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| Domain category | music | ||
| Antonyms | sharpen | ||
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