"smooth out" meaning in English

See smooth out in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: smooths out [present, singular, third-person], smoothing out [participle, present], smoothed out [participle, past], smoothed out [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} smooth out (third-person singular simple present smooths out, present participle smoothing out, simple past and past participle smoothed out)
  1. (transitive) To make smooth. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-smooth_out-en-verb-3Mt2EFoe
  2. (intransitive) To become smooth. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-smooth_out-en-verb-g65lC9vQ
  3. (transitive, figurative) To remove irregularities or imperfections from. Tags: figuratively, transitive
    Sense id: en-smooth_out-en-verb-Rbi3VOUO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (out) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 8 85 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (out): 13 17 70

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