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to smooth over
01
to make a situation or relationship less tense by calming emotions, resolving conflicts, etc.
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Separable
Particle
over
Base verb
smooth
Present tense
smooth over
3rd person singular
smooths over
Present participle
smoothing over
Past simple
smoothed over
Past participle
smoothed over
Examples
They decided to smooth over the conflict by quickly changing the topic.
