flatten in English dictionary

  • flatten

    Meanings and definitions of "flatten"

    • (transitive) To make something flat or flatter.
    • (transitive) To knock down or lay low.
    • (intransitive) To become flat or flatter.
    • (intransitive) To be knocked down or laid low.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To make something flat or flatter.
    • verb
      (reflexive)
      To press one's body tightly against a surface, such as a wall or floor, especially in order to avoid being seen or harmed.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To knock down or lay low.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To become flat or flatter; to plateau.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To be knocked down or laid low.
    • verb
      (music)
      To lower by a semitone.
    • verb
      To make vapid or insipid; to render stale.
    • verb
      (computer graphics)
      To combine (separate layers) into a single image.
    • In digital graphic creation and manipulation programs, to combine all layers of text, images, and other graphic elements into a single layer. Elements cannot be edited after the graphic is flattened, so a graphic is not usually flattened until the final step when all adjustments have been made to the individual layers. Flattening an image significantly reduces its file size and allows it to be saved in a wider range of formats. Flattening is similar to grouping in that both actions combine a set of objects. However, flattening is a permanent action, whereas a group of objects can be ungrouped.
    • to make something flat
    • to knock down or lay low
    • to become flat
    • verb
      become flat or flatter; "The landscape flattened"
    • verb
      lower the pitch of (musical notes)
    • verb
      make flat or flatter; "flatten a road"; "flatten your stomach with these exercises"

    Synonyms of "flatten" in English dictionary

    form, change shape, flatten out are the top synonyms of "flatten" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "flatten" in English dictionary

    sharpen is the antonym of "flatten" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of flatten

    • flatten ( third-person singular simple present flattens, present participle flattening, simple past and past participle flattened)
    • flatten (third-person singular simple present flattens, present participle flattening, simple past and past participle flattened)
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