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Definition of Smoothen

1. Verb. Make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing. "Smooth the surface of the wood"

2. Verb. Make (a surface) shine. "They smoothen the glass tubes"; "Polish my shoes"

3. Verb. Become smooth.

Definition of Smoothen

1. v. t. To make smooth.

Definition of Smoothen

1. Verb. To make smooth. ¹

2. Verb. To become smooth. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Smoothen

1. to smooth [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: smooth

Lexicographical Neighbors of Smoothen

smooth snake smooth snakes smooth softshell smooth strain smooth sumac smooth surface caries smooth winterberry holly smooth woodsia smoothable smoothbark

smoothbore smoothbores smoothe smoothed smoothelin smoothen (current term) smoothened smoothening smoothens smoother

smoothers smoothes smoothest smootheth smoothhound smoothhound shark smoothie smoothies smoothing smoothing iron

Literary usage of Smoothen

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Modern English by Fitzedward Hall (1873)
"Now, judged analogically, excepting and smoothen are as good as saving and roughen; but, as to womanize, if it be "proper", why should not ..."

2. Sas/stat 9.1 User's Guide by SAS Institute, Virginia Clark (2004)
"Smoothers A smoothen is a tool for summarizing the trend of a response measurement Y as a function of one on more predictor measurements X1 , . . . ..."

3. Advances in Risk Management of Government Debt by H. J. Blommestein (2005)
"Published strategic targets for 2003 smoothen redemption (maturity) profile of total state debt Regular monthly distribution of redemptions (maturities) ..."

4. Dictionary of the Kiniassa Language by John Rebman, Johann Ludwig Krapf, Church Missionary Society (1877)
"... (v. int) to excel in smoothness, to be most smooth. sarasa (va) to smoothen, ... to smoothen to or for— (Kis. ..."

5. A Zulu-English Dictionary with Notes on Pronunciation: A Revised Orthography by Alfred T. Bryant (1905)
"smoothen the exterior surface, polish, as a clay-pot or floor (ace.) by rubbing with a stone, or a plaster-wall with a board ; make smooth ie blunt, ..."

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