flatten

flat·ten  (fltn)

v. flat·tened, flat·ten·ing, flat·tens

v.tr.

1. To make flat or flatter.

2. To knock down; lay low: The boxer was flattened with one punch.

v.intr.

To become flat or flatter.

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flatten·er n.

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flatten [ˈflæt^ən]

vb

1. (sometimes foll by out) to make or become flat or flatter

2. (tr) Informal

a.  to knock down or injure; prostrate

b.  to crush or subdue failure will flatten his self-esteem

3. (Music, other) (tr) Music to lower the pitch of (a note) by one chromatic semitone Usual US word flat

4. (Engineering / Aeronautics) (intr; foll by out) to manoeuvre an aircraft into horizontal flight, esp after a dive

flattener  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	flatten - make flat or flatter; "flatten a road"; "flatten your stomach with these exercises" shape, form - give shape or form to; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character" steamroll, steamroller - make level or flat with a steamroller; "steamroll the roads" splat - split open and flatten for cooking; "splat fish over an open fire" roll out, roll - flatten or spread with a roller; "roll out the paper" laminate - press or beat (metals) into thin sheets
	2.	flatten - become flat or flatter; "The landscape flattened" flatten out change form, change shape, deform - assume a different shape or form splat - flatten on impact; "The snowballs splatted on the trees" press - place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure; "pressed flowers"
	3.	flatten - lower the pitch of (musical notes) drop music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" sharpen - raise the pitch of (musical notes)

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flatten

verb

1. level, roll, plaster, squash, compress, trample, iron out, even out, smooth off How do you put enough pressure on to the metal to flatten it?

2. destroy, level, ruin, demolish, knock down, pull down, tear down, throw down, bulldoze, raze, remove Bombing raids flattened much of the area.

3. (Informal) knock down, fell, floor, deck (slang), bowl over, prostrate, knock off your feet I've never seen a woman flatten someone like that!

4. (Informal) crush, beat, defeat, trounce, master, worst, overwhelm, conquer, lick (informal), undo, subdue, rout, overpower, quell, clobber (slang), vanquish, run rings around (informal), wipe the floor with (informal), make mincemeat of (informal), blow out of the water (slang) In the squash court his aim is to flatten me.

Translations

flatten [ˈflætn]

A. VT

1. (= compress, squash) [+ road, grass] → allanar, aplanar; [+ hair, paper] → alisar
flatten the dough with a rolling pin → aplanar or extender la masa con un rodillo
I flattened myself against the wall → me pegué a la pared

2. (= level out) [+ surface] → nivelar

3. (= knock down) [+ building, city] → arrasar; [+ person] → tumbar
he could flatten me with one blow → podría tumbarme de un solo golpe

4. (fig) (= defeat, subdue) → desanimar, desalentar
she felt flattened → se sintió desalentada

B. VI

1. (= lie flat) the dog's ears flattened → el perro bajó las orejas

2. (= become flat) [road, countryside] → nivelarse, allanarse

flatten out

A. VI + ADV

1. (= become flat) [road, countryside] → nivelarse, allanarse

2. (= increase less rapidly) sales have flattened out → el ritmo de las ventas ha decrecido

B. VT + ADV [+ road] → allanar, aplanar; [+ paper, map] → extender, alisar

flatten [ˈflæt^ən]

vt

(= make flatter) [+ bump] → aplanir; [+ dough] → aplatir

to flatten o.s. against a wall → se plaquer contre un mur

(= beat down) [+ corn, crop] → écraser

(= destroy) [+ house, city] → raser

vi [price, growth] → se stabiliser

flatten out

vi → s'aplanir

vt sep [+ dough, mixture] → aplatir; [+ bump] → aplanir

flatten

vt

path, road, field → ebnen, planieren; metal → flach or platt hämmern or schlagen; (storm etc) crops → zu Boden drücken, niederdrücken; trees → umwerfen; town → dem Erdboden gleichmachen

(fig: = defeat) → vernichtend schlagen; (= knock down) → niederschlagen; (= demoralize, snub) → zu nichts reduzieren; that’ll flatten him → das wird bei ihm die Luft rauslassen (inf)

vr to flatten oneself against something → sich platt gegen or an etw drücken

flatten [ˈflætn] vt (road, field) → spianare, appiattire; (house, city) → abbattere, radere al suolo; (map) → spiegare, aprire
to flatten o.s. against sth → appiattirsi contro qc

flatten out

1. vi + adv (road, countryside) → appiattirsi

2. vt + adv (path, paper) → spianare

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flatten [ˈflætn] vt (road, field) → spianare, appiattire; (house, city) → abbattere, radere al suolo; (map) → spiegare, aprire
to flatten o.s. against sth → appiattirsi contro qc

flatten out

1. vi + adv (road, countryside) → appiattirsi

2. vt + adv (path, paper) → spianare