smoothened

• Ancien participe passé du verbe 'smoothen', signifiant 'rendre lisse'. En anglais moderne, il n'est plus utilisé, remplacé par 'smoothed'.

An archaic past participle of the verb 'smoothen', meaning to make smooth. It is no longer used in modern English, having been replaced by 'smoothed'.

1. Made smooth by ironingB1formal

   Having been pressed or ironed to remove wrinkles and create a flat, even surface.

   Repassé, lissé au fer

   • The smoothened shirt looked crisp and professional.
   • She placed the smoothened tablecloth over the dining table.
   • After being smoothened, the fabric felt soft and neat.

   Synonymesironedpressedsmoothed

   Antonymescrumpledrumpledwrinkled

• Verbe désuet signifiant rendre lisse ou plus lisse ; éliminer les rugosités ou les irrégularités d'une surface.

An obsolete verb meaning to make smooth or smoother; to remove roughness or irregularities from a surface.

1. Make smooth or smootherB2formal

   To make a surface even, flat, or free from roughness, typically by rubbing or applying pressure.

   Lisser

   • She used sandpaper to smoothen the rough edges of the wood.
   • He smoothened the creases in his shirt with an iron.
   • The carpenter smoothened the tabletop before applying varnish.

   Synonymesbuffevenflattenironlevelplanepolishpresssandsmooth

   Antonymescoarsenroughen

2. Make a surface shineB2formal

   To polish a surface to make it glossy or reflective.

   Polir une surface pour la rendre brillante

   • The jeweler smoothened the silver ring until it gleamed.
   • She smoothened the marble countertop to a high shine.
   • He used a cloth to smoothen the glass surface.

   Synonymesbuffburnishglazeglosspolishshine

   Antonymesdullroughenscratchtarnish

3. Become smoothB2formal

   To become even, flat, or free from irregularities.

   devenir lisse

   • The surface of the lake smoothened as the wind died down.
   • The dough smoothened as she kneaded it.
   • The rough patch of skin smoothened after applying the lotion.

   Synonymeseven outflattenlevelsmooth