aplanir

Definitions of aplanir
  1. verb
    make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing
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    types:
    dresser au papier de verre, poncer
    rub with sandpaper
    limer
    smooth with a file
    type of:
    change la surface
    undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface
  2. verb
    cut or remove with or as if with a plane
    synonyms: raboter
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    type of:
    couper
    separate with or as if with an instrument
  3. verb
    become level or even
    synonyms: niveler, égaliser
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    type of:
    change la surface
    undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface
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