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flatten

verb

flat·​ten ˈfla-tᵊn How to pronounce flatten (audio)
flattened; flattening ˈflat-niŋ How to pronounce flatten (audio)
ˈfla-tə-

transitive verb

: to make flat: such as
a
: to make level or smooth
b
: to knock down
also : to defeat decisively
c
: to make dull or uninspired
often used with out
d
: to make lusterless
flatten paint
e
: to stabilize especially at a lower level

intransitive verb

: to become flat or flatter: such as
a
: to become dull or spiritless
b
: to extend in or into a flat position or form
c
: to become uniform or stabilized often at a new lower level
usually used with out
flattener
ˈflat-nər How to pronounce flatten (audio)
ˈfla-tə-
noun

Example Sentences

Dozens of houses were flattened by the tornado. The boxer was flattened in the seventh round. The team got flattened in the first round of the play-offs. Prices are expected to flatten after the holiday shopping season.
Recent Examples on the Web There is no nationwide rallying cry to flatten the curve of overdose mortality, no daily public health briefings. Zachary Siegel, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022 Opting for a ground raid allowed the commandos to try to safely evacuate civilians from the building — something not possible in an airstrike, which might flatten the building. New York Times, 3 Feb. 2022 Place the almond cheese on a piece of parchment paper and use your hands to flatten it into a thick disk or roll it into a log. Emily Codik, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2022 Use the back of the spoon to flatten it into a round patty. Vallery Lomas, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2022 Kettlebell Deadbug Be sure to draw your stomach in and flatten your low back into the floor. Perri O. Blumberg, Men's Health, 24 Aug. 2022 The park is in Wisconsin’s Driftless Region (that area of the state the glaciers didn’t flatten), which means there are some rolling hills and sandstone formations that make for great hikes. Chelsey Lewis, Journal Sentinel, 21 July 2022 To sum up, the total BOS costs in USD/Wp increases exponentially with the reduction of the DC size, with the curve starting to flatten only beyond ~40-50MWp. Joern Hackbarth, Forbes, 25 May 2021 There may be some relief ahead, as hospitalizations are starting to flatten statewide. Aidin Vaziri, SFChronicle.com, 11 Jan. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1630, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of flatten was in 1630

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