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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Smooth \Smooth\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Smoothed} (sm[=oo]thd); p.
pr & vb n. {Smoothing}.] [OE. smothen, smethen, AS
sm[=e][eth]ian; cf LG sm["o]den. See {Smooth}, a.]
To make smooth; to make even on the surface by any means as
to smooth a board with a plane; to smooth cloth with an iron.
Specifically:
a To free from obstruction; to make easy.
Thou, Abelard! the last sad office pay And smooth
my passage to the realms of day --Pope.
b To free from harshness; to make flowing.
In their motions harmony divine So smooths her
charming tones that God's own ear Listens
delighted. --Milton.
c To palliate; to gloze; as to smooth over a fault.
d To give a smooth or calm appearance to
Each perturbation smoothed with outward calm.
--Milton.
e To ease; to regulate. --Dryden.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
smoothed
adj : made smooth by ironing [syn: {smoothened}]
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