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- Flatten Flat"ten (fl[a^]t"t'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Flattened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Flattening}.] [From {Flat}, a.]
1. To reduce to an even surface or one approaching evenness;
to make flat; to level; to make plane.
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2. To throw down; to bring to the ground; to prostrate;
hence, to depress; to deject; to dispirit.
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3. To make vapid or insipid; to render stale.
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4. (Mus.) To lower the pitch of; to cause to sound less
sharp; to let fall from the pitch.
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{To flatten a sail} (Naut.), to set it more nearly
fore-and-aft of the vessel.
{Flattening oven}, in glass making, a heated chamber in which
split glass cylinders are flattened for window glass.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
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flatten — UK US /ˈflætən/ verb [I or T] ► to stop increasing or stop something from increasing: »to flatten prices/profits »The economy hit a peak about a year ago and now it s flattening. ► HR to reduce the number of different levels of managers and other … Financial and business terms
flatten — [flat′ n] vt. 1. to make flat or flatter 2. Informal to knock down; make prostrate 3. to level to the ground vi. 1. to become flat or flatter 2. to become prostrate flatten out 1 … English World dictionary
Flatten — Flat ten, v. i. To become or grow flat, even, depressed, dull, vapid, spiritless, or depressed below pitch. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
flatten — index depress Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
flatten — late 14c., to prostrate oneself, also to fall flat, from FLAT (Cf. flat) + EN (Cf. en) (1). Meaning to make flat is 1620s. Related: Flattened; flattening … Etymology dictionary
flatten — [v] level out abrade, beat down, compress, crush, debase, deflate, depress, even out, fell, floor, flush, grade, ground, iron out, knock down, lay, lay low, mow down, plane, plaster*, prostrate, raze, roll, smash, smooth, spread out, squash,… … New thesaurus
flatten — ► VERB 1) make or become flat or flatter. 2) informal knock down. DERIVATIVES flattener noun … English terms dictionary
flatten — [[t]flæ̱t(ə)n[/t]] flattens, flattening, flattened 1) V ERG If you flatten something or if it flattens, it becomes flat or flatter. [V n] He carefully flattened the wrappers and put them between the leaves of his book... The dog s ears flattened… … English dictionary
flatten — flat|ten [ flætn ] verb 1. ) flatten or flatten out intransitive or transitive if something flattens or you flatten it, it becomes flat or flatter: This exercise helps to flatten a flabby stomach. A longer pile carpet will flatten over time. 2. ) … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
flatten — UK [ˈflæt(ə)n] / US verb Word forms flatten : present tense I/you/we/they flatten he/she/it flattens present participle flattening past tense flattened past participle flattened 1) flatten or flatten out [intransitive/transitive] if something… … English dictionary
