Definition of Flatten

Flatten

To reduce to an even surface or one approaching evenness; to make flat; to level; to make plane.

To throw down; to bring to the ground; to prostrate; hence, to depress; to deject; to dispirit.

To make vapid or insipid; to render stale.

To lower the pitch of; to cause to sound less sharp; to let fall from the pitch.

To become or grow flat, even, depressed dull, vapid, spiritless, or depressed below pitch.

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Flatten Quotations

Is the system going to flatten you out and deny you your humanity, or are you going to be able to make use of the system to the attainment of human purposes?
Joseph Campbell

There are a lot of things that come to bear on movies now that I don't think are good for movies. They're trying to appeal to the biggest demographic and, when they do that, you sometimes flatten out.
Kevin Costner

It is a culture voice, but it is a very American culture voice, and I am very used to English culture voice. So I had to work like hell to flatten those R's.
Christopher Plummer

I used to go and flatten my nose against that window and absorb all I could of his art. It changed my life. I saw art then as I wanted to see it.
Mary Cassatt

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Flatten Translations

flatten in German is verflache, abflachen, planieren
flatten in Italian is levigare
flatten in Spanish is pulimentar
flatten in Swedish is plattar till

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