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English verb: smoothen | |||
| 1. | smoothen (contact) make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing | ||
| Samples | Smooth the surface of the wood. | ||
| Synonyms | smooth | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change surface | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | file, float, launch, plane, rake, sand, sandblast, sandpaper, strip | ||
| Entail | rub | ||
| Antonyms | roughen | ||
| 2. | smoothen (contact) make (a surface) shine | ||
| Samples | Shine the silver, please. Polish my shoes. | ||
| Examples | They smoothen the glass tubes | ||
| Synonyms | polish, shine, smooth | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | beautify, embellish, fancify, prettify | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | buff, burnish, furbish, gloss, Simonise, Simonize, sleek, slick | ||
| Entail | rub | ||
| 3. | smoothen (change) become smooth | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
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