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to smooth out
01
to remove roughness, wrinkles, or unevenness from a surface
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Separable
Particle
out
Base verb
smooth
Present tense
smooth out
3rd person singular
smooths out
Present participle
smoothing out
Past simple
smoothed out
Past participle
smoothed out
Examples
She used a roller to smooth out the wrinkles in the fabric.
02
to fix problems, remove obstacles, or make a situation easier
Examples
The negotiations helped smooth out the disagreements between the two parties.
