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flatten
[ flat-n ]
verb (used with object)
- to make flat.
- to knock down:
The boxer flattened his opponent in the second round.
Synonyms: , , , ,
verb (used without object)
- to become flat.
verb phrase
- Aeronautics. to fly into a horizontal position, as after a dive.
- Nautical. flat 1( def 61 ).
flatten
/ ˈ´Ú±ôæ³ÙÉ™²Ô /
verb
- sometimes foll by out to make or become flat or flatter
- informal.tr
- to knock down or injure; prostrate
- to crush or subdue
failure will flatten his self-esteem
- tr music to lower the pitch of (a note) by one chromatic semitone Usual US wordflat
- intrfoll byout to manoeuvre an aircraft into horizontal flight, esp after a dive
Derived Forms
- ˈ´Ú±ô²¹³Ù³Ù±ð²Ô±ð°ù, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ´Ú±ô²¹³Ùt±ð²Ô·±ð°ù noun
- ´Çv±ð°ù·´Ú±ô²¹³Ùt±ð²Ô verb (used with object)
- ³Ü²Ô·´Ú±ô²¹³Ùt±ð²Ô±ð»å adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Example Sentences
"It was made with a thin, greyish pastry which had been spread with red jam before being loosely rolled up and presented flattened and in the shape and size of a small baby," she explains.
Forgiveness is a final stumbling block for both women, whose independent streaks flatten out a desire for community when they need it most.
Last year, that number flattened out to about 32 days, according to data from the Numbers, a movie business information site.
The quake has flattened much of Mandalay, the country's second-largest city.
There have been reports of widespread devastation in the Saigaing region and in Mandalay, where buildings have been flattened and temple spires toppled.
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