smooth
To make smooth or evenTo make smooth or even.
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Translations
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Meaning
6 senses(transitive)To make smooth or even.
glätten
make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing
(transitive)To reduce to a particular shape or form by pressure; to press, to flatten.
to smooth cloth with a smoothing iron
(transitive)To calm or palliate.
to smooth a person's temper
More meanings 3
(West Country)To stroke; especially to stroke an animal's fur.
Can I smooth your cat?
(transitive)To make straightforward or easy.
To capture important patterns in the data, while leaving out noise.
glätten
Origin
From Middle English smothe, smethe, from Old English smēþe, smōþ, both from Proto-West GerFrom Middle English smothe, smethe, from Old English smēþe, smōþ, both from Proto-West Germanic *smanþī, of unknown origin. Cognate with Scots smuith (“smooth”), Saterland Frisian smoud (“smooth”), Low German smood and smödig (“smooth, malleable, ductile”), Dutch smeuïg (“smooth”) (from earlier smeudig).
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Forms
smooths, smoothing, smoothed, smoothedTenses
smooth · smoothed · will smooth · have smoothedPhrasal verbs
5 phrasal verbsSynonyms
4 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
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