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flatten.

To make something flat or flatter.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈflæ.tən/[ˈflæ.tn̩][flæ.ʔn̩]
  1. To make something flat or flatter.

    transitive
    As there was a lot of damage, we chose the heavy roller to flatten the pitch.
    Mary would flatten the dough before rolling it into pretzels.
  2. To press one's body tightly against a surface, such as a wall or floor, especially in order to avoid being seen or harmed.

    reflexive
  3. To knock down or lay low.

    transitive
    The prize fighter quickly flattened his challenger.
  4. To become flat or flatter; to plateau.

    intransitive
    Prices have flattened out.
  5. To be knocked down or laid low.

    intransitive
  6. To lower by a semitone.

  7. To make vapid or insipid; to render stale.

  8. To reduce (a data structure) to one that has fewer dimensions, e.g. a 2×2 array into a list of four elements.

    transitive
  9. To combine (separate layers) into a single image.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *flataz Old Norse flatrbor. Middle English flat English flat English -en English flatten From flat + -en.

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