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flat⋅ten

  [flat-n]
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–verb (used with object)
1. to make flat.
2. to knock down: The boxer flattened his opponent in the second round.
–verb (used without object)
3. to become flat.
—Verb phrases
4. flatten in, Nautical. flat 1 (def. 61).
5. flatten out, Aeronautics. to fly into a horizontal position, as after a dive.
Origin:
1620–30; flat 1 + -en 1

Related forms:
flat⋅ten⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
2. ground, fell, prostrate, deck, floor.
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flat·ten   (flāt'n)   
v.   flat·tened, flat·ten·ing, flat·tens

v.   tr.
  1. To make flat or flatter.
  2. To knock down; lay low: The boxer was flattened with one punch.
v.   intr.
To become flat or flatter.
flat'ten·er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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