flatten
Pronunciation: /ˈflæ.tən/
The English word “flatten” has 9 meanings listed here.
verb
- To make something flat or flatter.
- To press one's body tightly against a surface, such as a wall or floor, especially in order to avoid being seen or harmed.
- To knock down or lay low.
- To become flat or flatter; to plateau.
- To be knocked down or laid low.
- To lower by a semitone.
- To make vapid or insipid; to render stale.
- To reduce (a data structure) to one that has fewer dimensions, e.g. a 2×2 array into a list of four elements.
- To combine (separate layers) into a single image.
Etymology
From flat + -en.
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