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  • 41 terō

        terō trīvī (trīstī for trīvistī, Ct.), trītus, ere    [1 TER-], to rub, rub away, wear away, bruise, grind, bray triturate: lacrimulam oculos terendo exprimere, T.: unguibus herbas, O.: calamo labellum, i. e. to blow upon the flute, V.: calcem calce, tread upon, V.—Of grain, to rub off, tread out, thresh: Milia frumenti tua triverit area centum, H.: teret area culmos, V.: Ut patriā careo, bis frugibus area trita est, i. e. during two harvests, O.— To rub smooth, burnish, polish, sharpen: mordaci pumice crura, O.: radios rotis, smoothed, turned, V.: catillum manibus, H.— To lessen by rubbing, rub away, wear away by use, wear out: silices, O.: ferrum, to dull, O.: trita vestis, H.—Of a place, to wear, tread often, visit, frequent: iter, V.: Appiam mannis, H.: viam, O.—Fig., of time, to wear away, use up, pass, spend, waste, kill: in convivio tempus, L.: teretur interea tempus: teritur bellis civilibus aetas, H.: Omne aevum ferro, V.: otium conviviis comissationibusque inter se, L.— To exert greatly, exhaust, wear out: in opere longinquo sese, L.: in armis plebem, L.—Of words, to wear by use, render common, make trite: verbum sermone: quae (nomina) consuetudo diurna trivit.
    * * *
    terere, trivi, tritus V
    rub, wear away, wear out; tread

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  • 42 tornō

        tornō āvī, ātus, āre    [tornus], to turn in a lathe, round off: sphaeram.—Poet.: male tornati versūs, badly turned, H.
    * * *
    tornare, tornavi, tornatus V TRANS
    turn, make round by turning on a lathe; round off (L+S); turn, fashion, smooth

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  • 43 complano

    complanare, complanavi, complanatus V TRANS
    make (ground) level/flat; smooth out (trouble); pull down, raze to ground

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  • 44 conplano

    conplanare, conplanavi, conplanatus V TRANS
    make (ground) level/flat; smooth out (trouble); pull down, raze to the ground

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  • 45 explico

    ex-plĭco, āvi and ŭi (the latter first in Verg. G. 2, 280; afterwards freq.; Hor. C. 3, 29, 16; 4, 9, 44; id. S. 2, 2, 125; Liv. 7, 23, 6 et saep.; cf. Gell. 1, 7, 20), ātum or ĭtum (Cic. uses mostly atum, Caes. atum and itum; cf.

    explicaturos,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 78, 4;

    with explicitis,

    id. ib. 3, 75, 2;

    and, explicitius,

    id. ib. 1, 78, 2; upon these forms v. Neue, Formenl. 2, pp. 479 sq., 550 sq.), 1, v. a., to unfold, uncoil, unroll, unfurl, spread out, loosen, undo (class.; esp. freq. in the trop. sense; syn.: expedio, extrico, enodo, enucleo; explano, expono, interpretor).
    I.
    Lit.:

    velum,

    Plaut. Mil. 4, 8, 7:

    non explicata veste neque proposito argento, etc.,

    spread out, Cic. de Or. 1, 35, 161:

    volumen,

    to open, id. Rosc. Am. 35, 101:

    suas pennas (ales),

    Ov. Am. 2, 6, 55:

    plenas plagas,

    Mart. 1, 56, 8:

    perturbatum et confusum agmen,

    to put in order, Hirt. B. G. 8, 14, 2:

    capillum pectine,

    Varr. L. L. 5, § 129 Müll.:

    fusos,

    to unwind, Mart. 4, 54, 10:

    frontem sollicitam,

    to free from wrinkles, to smooth, Hor. C. 3, 29, 16;

    for which: explicare seria contractae frontis,

    id. S. 2, 2, 125; cf.

    mare,

    i. e. to calm, Sen. Herc. Oet. 455:

    si ex his te laqueis exueris ac te aliqua via ac ratione explicaris,

    hast extricated, freed thyself, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 58, § 151:

    se (ex funibus ancorarum),

    Dig. 9, 2, 29:

    inimicae et oves, difficile se (apibus) e lanis earum explicantibus,

    Plin. 11, 18, 19, § 62:

    se explicat angustum,

    Juv. 12, 55.—
    B.
    Transf., to spread out, stretch out, extend, deploy, display:

    aciem,

    Liv. 7, 23, 6; 40, 4, 4; 40, 5, 26 al.; cf.

    ordinem,

    id. 2, 46, 3:

    agmen,

    id. 10, 20, 3:

    cohortes (longa legio),

    Verg. G. 2, 280:

    se turmatim (equites),

    Caes. B. C. 3, 93, 3; cf.

    mid.: priusquam plane legiones explicari et consistere possent,

    id. ib. 2, 26, 4; and:

    ut ordo omnium navium explicari posset,

    Liv. 37, 23, 10:

    per obstantis catervas Explicuit sua victor arma,

    Hor. C. 4, 9, 44:

    atria, congestos satis explicatura clientes,

    Stat. Th. 1, 146:

    ut forum laxaremus et usque ad atrium Libertatis explicaremus,

    extend, Cic. Att. 4, 16, 14; cf.:

    unde pons in oppidum pertinens explicatur,

    Sall. H. 3, 20:

    orbes (serpens),

    Ov. M. 15, 720:

    frondes omnes (pampinus),

    Verg. G. 2, 335:

    se (montes),

    Plin. 5, 29, 31, § 118:

    arida ligna in flammas (ignis),

    Lucr. 2, 882:

    convivium,

    i. e. to set out richly, to furnish, Mart. 1, 100, 13:

    explicavi meam rem post illa lucro,

    i. e. amplified, enlarged, Plaut. Poen. 3, 5, 5.
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    In gen. (very seldom):

    explica atque excute intelligentiam tuam, ut videas quae sit, etc.,

    display, Cic. Off. 3, 20, 81: Siciliam multis undique cinctam periculis explicavit, has set at large, set free (qs. released from toils, snares), id. de Imp. Pomp. 11, 30; cf.:

    quemadmodum se explicent dicendo,

    id. Fl. 4, 10: da operam, ut te explices, huc quam primum venias, Pompei. ap. Cic. Att. 8, 12, D. 2.—
    B.
    In partic.
    1.
    To disentangle, set in order, arrange, regulate, settle, adjust any thing complicated or difficult:

    pulcre ego hanc explicatam tibi rem dabo,

    Plaut. Ps. 4, 1, 20:

    peto a te, ut ejus negotia explices et expedias,

    Cic. Fam. 13, 26, 2:

    negotia,

    id. Att. 5, 12, 3; cf. id. ib. 16, 3, 5:

    belli rationem,

    id. Prov. Cons. 14, 35; cf.:

    rationem salutis,

    id. Fam. 6, 1, 2:

    rem frumentariam,

    Hirt. B. G. 8, 4 fin.: si Faberius nobis nomen illud explicat, noli quaerere, quanti, settles, i. e. pays that item, Cic. Att. 13, 29, 2:

    Faberianum,

    id. ib. § 3; cf.:

    si qui debitores, quia non possint explicare pecuniam, differant solutionem,

    Dig. 42, 1, 31:

    consilium,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 78, 4; cf.:

    his explicitis rebus,

    id. ib. 3, 75, 2: subvenire tempestati quavis ratione sapientis est;

    eoque magis, si plus adipiscare re explicatā boni, quam addubitatā mali,

    Cic. Off. 1, 24, 83:

    ea, quae per defunctum inchoata sunt, per heredem explicari debent,

    Dig. 27, 7, 1:

    transii ad elegos: hos quoque feliciter explicui,

    Plin. Ep. 7, 4, 7 (cf. under
    ► ):

    iter commode explicui, excepto quod, etc.

    ,

     Plin. Ep. 8, 1, 1:

    fugam,

    Phaedr. 4, 7, 15:

    nihilo plus explicet ac si Insanire paret, etc.,

    will make no more out of it, Hor. S. 2, 3, 270.—
    2.
    Of speech, to develop, unfold, set forth, exhibit, treat, state: vitam alterius totam explicare, Civ. Div. in Caecil. 8, 27:

    perfice, ut Crassus haec, quae coartavit et peranguste refersit in oratione sua, dilatet nobis atque explicet,

    id. de Or. 1, 35, 163:

    explicando excutiendoque verbo,

    id. Part. Or. 36, 124:

    aliquid expedite,

    id. Brut. 67, 237:

    aliquid apertissime planissimeque,

    id. Verr. 2, 2, 64, § 156:

    aliquid definitione,

    id. Fin. 3, 10, 33:

    funera fando,

    Verg. A. 2, 362:

    philosophiam,

    Cic. Div. 2, 2, 6; cf.:

    philosophiam diligentissime Graecis litteris,

    id. Ac. 1, 2, 4:

    summorum oratorum Graecas orationes,

    id. de Or. 1, 34, 155:

    geometricum quiddam aut physicum aut dialecticum (corresp. to expedire),

    id. Div. 2, 59, 122:

    non de aegritudine solum, sed de omni animi perturbatione explicabo,

    id. Tusc. 3, 6, 13:

    de scorpionibus et catapultis,

    Vitr. 10, 22:

    ut explicemus, quae sint materiae, etc.,

    Quint. 10, 5, 1.— Pass. impers.:

    quae vero auxilia sunt capitis, eo loco explicitum est,

    Cels. 4, 2.—Hence,
    1.
    explĭcātus, a, um, P. a.
    A.
    Lit., spread out:

    Capua planissimo in loco explicata,

    Cic. Agr. 2, 35, 96:

    vallis,

    Pall. Aug. 11, 2.—
    B.
    Trop.
    1.
    Well ordered, regular:

    in causa facili atque explicata,

    Cic. Planc. 2, 5.—
    2.
    Plain, clear:

    nisi explicata solutione non sum discessurus,

    Cic. Att. 15, 20, 4.— Comp.:

    litterae tuae, quibus nihil potest esse explicatius, nihil perfectius,

    Cic. Att. 9, 7, 2.— Sup.:

    explicatissima responsa,

    Aug. Ep. 34 fin. —
    3.
    Assured, certain:

    nec habet explicatam aut exploratam rationem salutis suae,

    Cic. Fam. 6, 1, 2.—
    * Adv.: explĭ-cāte, plainly, clearly:

    qui distincte, qui explicate, qui abundanter et rebus et verbis dicunt,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 14, 53.— Comp.:

    explicatius,

    August. Civ. D. 19, 4.—
    2.
    explĭ-cĭtus, a, um, P. a. (acc. to II. B. 1.), lit., disentangled, i. e. free from obstacles, easy:

    in his erat angustiis res: sed ex propositis consiliis duobus explicitius videbatur, Ilerdam reverti,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 78, 2.
    ► explĭcit, in late Lat., at the end of a book, is prob. an abbreviation of explicitus (est liber), the book is ended (acc. to signif. II. B. 1.); cf.:

    explicitum nobis usque ad sua cornua librum refers,

    Mart. 11, 107, 1: solemus completis opusculis ad distinctionem rei alterius sequentis medium interponere Explicit aut Feliciter aut aliquid istius modi, Hier. Ep. 28, 4.

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  • 46 nitido

    nĭtĭdo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [id.], to make bright or shining, to polish, smooth ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose).
    I.
    In gen.:

    ferramenta detersa nitidentur,

    Col. 12, 3, 9:

    post serraturam, plagam ferramentis acutis nitidemus,

    Pall. 3, 17, 1:

    diligentissime nitidatum,

    Marc. Emp. 8, 5.—
    II.
    In partic., to wash, bathe: eunt ad fontem, nitidant corpora, Enn. ap. Non. 144, 16 (Trag. v 166 Vahl.);

    so mid.: mundule nitidantur,

    Att. ib. 17 (Trag. Rel. v. 603 Rib.).

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  • 47 resinatus

    rēsīnātus, a, um, adj. [id.], resined: vinum, seasoned or flavored with resin, Mart. 3, 77, 8; Plin 23, 1, 24, § 46; Cels. 2, 24, 11; 2, 28, 5: juventus, smeared with resin (to remove the hair and make the skin smooth), Juv. 8, 114.

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  • 48 sterno

    sterno, strāvi, strātum, 3 ( pluperf. sync. strarat, Manil. 1, 774: strasset, Varr. ap. Non. 86, 8), v. a. [Gr. root STOR, storennumi, to spread; stratos, camp; Sanscr. star- strnāmi = sterno; cf.: strages, struo, torus, and lātus, adj., old Lat. stlatus], to spread out, spread abroad; to stretch out, extend.
    I.
    Lit. (mostly poet. and in postAug. prose; in Cic. only in the part. perf.; cf.:

    effundo, extendo, subicio, subdo): vestes,

    Ov. M. 8, 658:

    in duro vellus solo,

    id. F. 4, 654:

    bubulos utres ponte,

    Plin. 6, 29, 34, § 176:

    hic glarea dura Sternitur,

    Tib. 1, 7, 60:

    natas sub aequore virgas Sternit,

    i. e. scatters, strews, Ov. M. 4, 743:

    harenam,

    id. F. 3, 813; id. Am. 2, 14, 8:

    herbas,

    id. M. 7, 254:

    poma passim,

    Verg. E. 7, 54:

    spongeas ad lunam et pruinas,

    Plin. 31, 11. [p. 1758] 47, §

    123: arma per flores,

    Grat. Cyneg. 487:

    fessi sternunt corpora,

    stretch out their bodies, lie down, Liv. 27, 47, 9; cf.:

    sternunt se somno diversae in litore phocae,

    Verg. G. 4, 432.—Mid.:

    sternimur optatae gremio telluris,

    Verg. A. 3, 509; and:

    in Capitolinas certatim scanditur arces Sternunturque Jovi,

    Sil. 12, 340.— Part. perf.: strātus, a, um, stretched out, lying down, prostrate (syn. prostratus): strata terrae, Enn. ap. Non. 172, 20 (Trag. v. 370 Vahl.):

    nos humi strati,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 6, 22:

    quidam somno etiam strati,

    Liv. 37, 20, 5:

    ad pedes strati,

    Cic. Att. 10, 4, 3:

    stratum jacere et genua complecti,

    Quint. 6, 1, 34:

    nunc viridi membra sub arbuto Stratus,

    Hor. C. 1, 1, 21.—
    2.
    Of places, to extend:

    insulae Frisiorum, Chaucorum, etc.... sternuntur inter Helium ac Flevum,

    stretch out, extend, Plin. 4, 15, 29, § 101; 3, 5, 9, § 60;

    hence, vites stratae,

    spreading, Col. 5, 4, 2 (for Nep. Milt. 5, 3, v. under rarus, II. A.).—
    B.
    In partic., to spread a thing out flat, i. e. to smooth, level (mostly poet.):

    sternere aequor aquis,

    Verg. A. 8, 89; cf.:

    placidi straverunt aequora venti,

    id. ib. 5, 763:

    nunc omne tibi stratum silet aequor,

    id. E. 9, 57:

    pontum,

    Ov. M. 11, 501:

    mare,

    Plin. 2, 47, 47, § 125:

    stratoque super discumbitur ostro,

    Verg. A. 1, 700:

    viam per mare,

    smoothed, levelled, Lucr. 3, 1030 (acc. to the Gr. hodon storennumi):

    stratum militari labore iter,

    Quint. 2, 13, 16; so,

    hoc iter Alpes, Hoc Cannae stravere tibi,

    Sil. 12, 514;

    and trop.: praesens tibi fama benignum Stravit iter,

    Stat. Th. 12, 813.—
    * 2.
    Trop. (the figure borrowed from the sea), to calm, still, moderate:

    odia militum,

    Tac. H. 1, 58 (cf.:

    constrata ira,

    Stat. S. 2, 5, 1).—
    II.
    Transf.
    A.
    To cover, cover over (by spreading something out; the predom. class. signif. of the word; cf. obtendo).
    1.
    Of a couch, bed, etc., to spread, prepare, arrange, make:

    lectus vestimentis stratus est,

    Ter. Heaut. 5, 1, 30; cf.:

    strata cubilia sunt herbis,

    Lucr. 5, 1417:

    rogatus est a Maximo, ut triclinium sterneret... Atque ille stravit pelliculis haedinis lectulos Punicanos,

    Cic. Mur. 36, 75; so,

    lectum, lectos, biclinium, triclinia, etc.,

    Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 33; id. Most. 1, 4, 14; id. Men. 2, 3, 3; id. Bacch. 4, 4, 70; id. Ps. 1, 2, 31; Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 73; id. Ad. 2, 4, 21; Cic. Clu. 5, 14; id. Tusc. 5, 21, 61; Hirt. B. G. 8, 51:

    his foliis cubitus sternere,

    Plin. 24, 9, 38, § 59:

    torum frondibus,

    Juv. 6, 5:

    strata cathedra,

    cushioned, id. 9, 52; cf. also, ARCERAM NE STERNITO, Fragm. XII. Tab. ap. Gell. 20, 1, 25; and absol.:

    jubet sterni sibi in primā domus parte (sc. lectum),

    Plin. Ep. 7, 27, 7.—
    2.
    Esp., places, to cover; of a way, road, path, etc., to pave:

    aspreta erant strata saxis,

    Liv. 9, 35, 2:

    via strata,

    id. 8, 15, 8:

    semitam saxo quadrato straverunt,

    id. 10, 23 fin.; so,

    vias silice... clivum Capitolinum silice... emporium lapide,

    id. 41, 27, 5 sq.; and absol.:

    locum illum sternendum locare,

    Cic. Att. 14, 15, 2:

    pavimentum stratum lapide,

    Vulg. Ezech. 40, 17:

    viam lapide,

    Dig. 43, 11, 1.—
    3.
    To saddle:

    equos,

    Liv. 37, 20, 12; 37, 20, 4; Veg. 5, 77:

    asinum,

    Vulg. Gen. 22, 3.—
    4.
    In gen., to cover, spread:

    argento sternunt iter omne viarum,

    Lucr. 2, 626:

    foliis nemus Multis et algā litus inutili tempestas Sternet,

    will strew over, bestrew, Hor. C. 3, 17, 12:

    congeriem silvae vellere summam,

    Ov. M. 9, 236:

    litora nive,

    Val. Fl. 5, 175:

    harenam Circi chrysocolla,

    Plin. 33, 5, 27, § 90:

    solum telis,

    Verg. A. 9, 666:

    Tyrrhenas valles caedibus,

    Sil. 6, 602:

    strati bacis silvestribus agri,

    Verg. G. 2, 183:

    ante aras terram caesi stravere juvenci,

    covered, id. A. 8, 719.—
    B.
    To stretch out by flinging down, to throw down, stretch on the ground, throw to the ground, overthrow, prostrate (mostly poet., esp. in Verg.; in prose not before the Aug. period; in Cic. only once in the trop. sense; v. the foll.; cf.

    profligo): cujus casus prolapsi cum proximos sterneret,

    Liv. 5, 47:

    circa jacentem ducem sterne Gallorum catervas,

    id. 7, 26, 8:

    turbam invadite ac sternite omnia ferro,

    id. 24, 38, 7:

    alius sit fortis in armis, Sternat et adversos Marte favente duces,

    Tib. 1, 10, 30:

    caede viros,

    Verg. A. 10, 119:

    aliquem leto,

    id. ib. 8, 566:

    morte,

    id. ib. 11, 796; Liv. 31, 21, 15; Ov. M. 12, 604:

    adversā prensis a fronte capillis Stravit humi pronam,

    id. ib. 2, 477: primosque et extremos Stravit humum, Hor. C. 4, 14, 32:

    sternitur volnere,

    Verg. A. 10, 781:

    impetus per stratos caede hostes,

    Liv. 4, 29, 1:

    aliquem morti,

    Verg. A. 12, 464:

    irae Thyesten exitio gravi Stravere,

    Hor. C. 1, 16, 18:

    corpore toto Sternitur in vultus,

    Stat. Th. 12, 318:

    sternitur, et toto projectus corpore terrae,

    Verg. A. 11, 87:

    toto praecipitem sternit,

    Sil. 4, 182:

    hostes,

    Just. 2, 11, 13:

    Ajax stravit ferro pecus,

    Hor. S. 2, 3, 202:

    sternitur et procumbit humi bos,

    Verg. A. 5, 481:

    strata belua texit humum,

    Ov. H. 10, 106:

    rapidus torrens Sternit agros, sternit sata laeta,

    Verg. A. 2, 306:

    moenia,

    to overthrow, demolish, Ov. M. 12, 550; cf.:

    stratis ariete muris,

    Liv. 1, 29, 2:

    sternit a culmine Trojam,

    Verg. A. 2, 603; so,

    (elephanti) stabula Indorum dentibus sternunt,

    Plin. 8, 9, 9, § 27.—
    2.
    Trop. (rare):

    deorum plagā perculsi, afflictos se et stratos esse fatentur,

    cast down, prostrated, Cic. Tusc. 3, 29, 72:

    mortalia corda Per gentes humiles stravit pavor,

    Verg. G. 1, 331:

    virtus populi Romani haec omnia strata humi erexit ac sustulit,

    Liv. 26, 41, 12:

    stratā Germaniā,

    subdued, Amm. 16, 1, 5.—Hence, strātus, a, um, P. a.; as substt.
    A.
    strāta, ae, f. (sc. via), a paved road or way (post-class.), Eutr. 9, 15:

    amplas sternite jam stratas,

    Juvenc. 1, 315:

    in margine stratae,

    id. 3, 656.—
    B.
    strātum, i, n. (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose; not in Cic.; acc. to II. A.).—
    1.
    A bed-covering, a coverlet, quilt, blanket; a pillow, bolster:

    lecti mollia strata,

    Lucr. 4, 849:

    proripere se e strato,

    Suet. Calig. 51; Ov. M. 5, 34; 10, 267.—
    b.
    Meton. (pars pro toto), a bed, couch:

    haud segnis strato surgit Palinurus,

    Verg. A. 3, 513; cf. id. ib. 8, 415;

    3, 176: tale,

    Nep. Ages. 8:

    quies neque molli strato neque silentio arcessita,

    Liv. 21, 4, 7.— Plur.:

    strataque quae membris intepuere tuis,

    Ov. H. 10, 54:

    dura,

    id. Am. 1, 2, 2; Luc. 1, 239.—Once also (sc. lectus) in the masc., Favorin. ap. Gell. 15, 8, 2.—
    2.
    A horsecloth, housing, a saddle, Ov. M. 8, 33; Liv. 7, 14, 7; Sen. Ep. 80, 9; Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 202. —Prov.:

    qui asinum non potest, stratum caedit (v. asinum),

    Petr. 45, 8.—
    3.
    A pavement:

    saxea viarum,

    Lucr. 1, 315; 4, 415: extraneum, Petr. poët. 55, 6, 11.

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  • smooth|en — «SMOO thuhn», transitive verb. to make smooth or smoother. –v.i. to become smooth or smoother …   Useful english dictionary

  • smooth — smoothable, adj. smoother, n. smoothly, adv. smoothness, n. /smoohdh/, adj., smoother, smoothest, adv., v., n. adj. 1. free from projections or unevenness of surface; not rough: smooth wood; a …   Universalium

  • smooth — [[t]smuð[/t]] adj. smooth•er, smooth•est, adv. v. n. 1) free from projections or unevenness of surface 2) generally flat or unruffled, as a calm sea 3) bio free from hairs or a hairy growth: a smooth cheek[/ex] 4) of uniform consistency; free… …   From formal English to slang

  • smooth — /smuð / (say smoohdh) adjective 1. free from projections or irregularities of surface such as would be perceived in touching or stroking. 2. free from hairs or a hairy growth. 3. free from inequalities of surface, ridges or hollows, obstructions …  

  • smooth — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English smothe, from Old English smōth; akin to Old Saxon smōthi smooth Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) having a continuous even surface (2) of a curve being the representation of a function with a continuous… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • smooth — {{11}}smooth (adj.) O.E. smoð free from roughness, not harsh, of unknown origin. Sense of pleasant, polite, sincere first recorded late 14c. Slang meaning superior, classy, clever is attested from 1893. Smooth bore in reference to guns is from… …   Etymology dictionary

  • smooth — I. a. 1. Even, level, flat, plain, polished. 2. Sleek, glossy, polished, soft, plane. 3. Unruffled, undisturbed. 4. Easy, voluble, fluent, even, ready. 5. Bland, mild, soothing, insinuating, soft, suave, oily, flattering, adulatory, courtier like …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • smooth — smuːð n. act of smoothing; part or place that is free from irregularities and roughness v. make smooth, make even, remove irregularities or roughness; remove difficulties; soothe, calm; refine; become smooth adj. level, even, not rough, flat;… …   English contemporary dictionary

  • smooth — 1. adjective /smuːð/ a) Having a texture that lacks friction. Not rough. We hope for a smooth transition to the new system. b) Without difficulty, problems, or unexpected consequences or incidents …   Wiktionary

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