smooth away en · VERB
Meanings
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(transitive) To remove or conceal by smoothing; to remove through gradual action.
His rough edges have been smoothed away by a period of personal growth.
The imperfections need to be smoothed away in a computer art package.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| smoothed away | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| smoothed away | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| smoothing away | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| smooths away | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |