smoothen en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˈsmuːðən/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Old English smōþ Middle English smothe Proto-West Germanic *smanþī Old English smēþe Middle English smethe English smooth English -en English smoothen From smooth + -en.
Meanings
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(transitive) To make smooth.
Men were smoothening the thatch, which ran from the top of the roof to the ground covering the sides and at the back of the building.
2014, Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, Kintu, Oneworld Publications (2018), page 34:
- (intransitive) To become smooth.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| smoothens | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| smoothened | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| smoothened | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| smoothening | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Translations (24)
mi whakaene (make smooth) · sw laini (make smooth) · cho halʋsbichi (make smooth) · nl gladstrijken (make smooth) · nl afvlakken (make smooth) · fi silottua (become smooth) · de glätten (make smooth) · mi whakahuene (make smooth) · hu kisimít (make smooth) · fi silottaa (make smooth) · eve булби- (make smooth) · mi waru (make smooth) · mn өөлөх (make smooth) · mi hāro (make smooth) · da glatte (make smooth) · nl glad worden (become smooth) · fr lisser (make smooth) · bg изглаждам (make smooth) · bg оглаждам (make smooth) · nl afvlakken (become smooth) · es alisar (make smooth) · nl glad maken (make smooth) · pt alisar (make smooth) · bg оглаждам се (become smooth)