Smoothen — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing

make (a surface) shine

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/smˈuːðən/

🇬🇧British English

/smˈuːðən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/smˈuːðən/

2 syllables Say it as /smˈuːðən/.

Examples

smooth the surface of the wood
shine the silver, please
polish my shoes

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

smooth shine polish

Antonyms

roughen

Parts of Speech

verb	make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing “smooth the surface of the wood”
verb	make (a surface) shine “shine the silver, please”
verb	become smooth

Word Forms

smooth	noun	the act of smoothing
smoother	noun	a power tool used for sanding wood; an endless loop of sandpaper is moved at high speed by an electric motor
polish	noun	a preparation used in polishing
polisher	noun	a power tool used to buff surfaces
polishing	noun	the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it
shining	noun	the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

glätten

glatter oder glatter machen, wie durch Reiben

🇫🇷French

lisser

rendre lisse ou plus lisse, comme en frottant

🇪🇸Spanish

suavizar

alisar o alisar, como si se frotara

🇮🇹Italian

lisciare

rendere liscio o più liscio, come se sfregasse

🇳🇱Dutch

verzachten

glad of gladder maken, alsof door wrijven

🇵🇹Portuguese

suavizar

tornar suave ou mais suave, como se estivesse esfregando

🇷🇺Russian

сглаживать

сделать гладким или более гладким, как будто растирая

India

🇮🇳Hindi

समतल बनाएं

चिकना या चिकना बनाना, मानो रगड़कर

🇧🇩Bengali

মসৃণ করা

মসৃণ বা মসৃণ করা, যেন ঘষা দিয়ে

🇮🇳Tamil

மென்மையாக்க

தேய்ப்பது போல் மென்மையாக அல்லது மென்மையாக்குங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

సున్నితంగా

రుద్దినట్లుగా, నునుపైన లేదా సున్నితంగా చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

गुळगुळीत करणे

गुळगुळीत किंवा गुळगुळीत करा, जणू घासून

🇮🇳Gujarati

લીસું કરવું

સરળ અથવા સરળ બનાવો, જાણે ઘસવાથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸುಗಮಗೊಳಿಸು

ಉಜ್ಜುವ ಮೂಲಕ ನಯವಾದ ಅಥವಾ ಮೃದುವಾಗಿ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സുഗമമാക്കുക

ഉരസുന്നത് പോലെ മിനുസമാർന്നതോ മിനുസമാർന്നതോ ആക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਰਵਿਘਨ

ਨਿਰਵਿਘਨ ਜਾਂ ਨਿਰਵਿਘਨ ਬਣਾਓ, ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਰਗੜ ਕੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہموار کرنا

ہموار یا ہموار بنائیں، گویا رگڑ کر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

平滑

使光滑或更光滑，就像通过摩擦一样

🇯🇵Japanese

滑らかにする

こするように滑らかにする、またはより滑らかにする

🇰🇷Korean

부드럽게 하다

문지르는 것처럼 매끄럽게 또는 매끄럽게 만드십시오.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

làm mịn

làm cho mịn hoặc mượt hơn, như thể bằng cách cọ xát

🇹🇭Thai

เรียบเนียน

ทำให้เรียบหรือเรียบเนียนขึ้นราวกับถูกถู

🇮🇩Indonesian

menghaluskan

menjadikannya halus atau halus, seolah-olah dengan cara digosok

🇵🇭Filipino

magpakinis

gawing makinis o makinis, na parang sa pamamagitan ng pagkuskos

🇲🇾Malay

melicinkan

membuat licin atau licin, seolah-olah dengan menggosok

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تنعيم

جعله سلسًا أو أكثر سلاسة، كما لو كان عن طريق الفرك

🇮🇷Persian

صاف کردن

آن را صاف یا صاف تر کنید، گویی با مالیدن

🇹🇷Turkish

düzeltmek

sürtünerek pürüzsüz veya pürüzsüz hale getirin

🇮🇱Hebrew

להחליק

להפוך חלק או חלק יותר, כאילו על ידי שפשוף

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The primary meaning of 'smoothen' is 'make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing'.

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Using 'smoothen' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'smoothen' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'smoothen' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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