Flatten

//ˈflæ.tən// verb

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To make something flat or flatter. transitive

    "As there was a lot of damage, we chose the heavy roller to flatten the pitch."

  2. 2
    lower the pitch of (musical notes) wordnet
  3. 3
    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

    "With a bolt of fright he remembered that there was no bathroom in the Hob-house Room. He leapt along the corridor in a panic, stopping by the long-case clock at the end where he flattened himself against the wall."

  4. 4
    become flat or flatter wordnet
  5. 5
    To knock down or lay low. transitive

    "The prize fighter quickly flattened his challenger."

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  1. 6
    make flat or flatter wordnet
  2. 7
    To become flat or flatter; to plateau. intransitive

    "Prices have flattened out."

  3. 8
    To be knocked down or laid low. intransitive
  4. 9
    To lower by a semitone.
  5. 10
    To make vapid or insipid; to render stale.
  6. 11
    To reduce (a data structure) to one that has fewer dimensions, e.g. a 2×2 array into a list of four elements. transitive
  7. 12
    To combine (separate layers) into a single image. transitive

Etymology

From flat + -en.

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