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flatten

[ flat-n ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to make flat.
  2. to knock down:

    The boxer flattened his opponent in the second round.

    Synonyms: , , , ,



verb (used without object)

  1. to become flat.

verb phrase

  1. Aeronautics. to fly into a horizontal position, as after a dive.
  2. Nautical. flat 1( def 61 ).

flatten

/ ˈ´Ú±ôæ³ÙÉ™²Ô /

verb

  1. sometimes foll by out to make or become flat or flatter
  2. informal.
    tr
    1. to knock down or injure; prostrate
    2. to crush or subdue

      failure will flatten his self-esteem

  3. tr music to lower the pitch of (a note) by one chromatic semitone Usual US wordflat
  4. intrfoll byout to manoeuvre an aircraft into horizontal flight, esp after a dive
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ´Ú±ô²¹³Ù³Ù±ð²Ô±ð°ù, noun
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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
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of flatten1

First recorded in 1620–30; flat 1 + -en 1
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Example Sentences

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"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.

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Forgiveness is a final stumbling block for both women, whose independent streaks flatten out a desire for community when they need it most.

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Last year, that number flattened out to about 32 days, according to data from the Numbers, a movie business information site.

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The quake has flattened much of Mandalay, the country's second-largest city.

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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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