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• v  make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing
• v  make (a surface) shine
• v  become smooth

• To smoothen and enhance its administrative machines, Beijing ought to address and resolve this unhealthy problem at the earliest.

• smooth
• polish
• shine

• roughen

News & Articles

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• Menino Launches Transition Blog For City Of Boston
  Boston Mayor Thomas Menino is marking the final 100 days of his administration by launching a blog intended to smoothen the transition for his successor and the city.
  Sept. 28, 2013 - CBS Boston
• With 100 days left, Mayor Menino launches transition blog
  Boston Mayor Thomas Menino is marking the final 100 days of his administration by launching a blog intended to smoothen the transition for his successor and the city.
  Sept. 28, 2013 - FOX 25 Boston
• Boston Mayor Menino launches transition blog
  BOSTON (AP) — Boston Mayor Thomas Menino is marking the final 100 days of his administration by launching a blog intended to smoothen the transition for his successor and the city.        
  Sept. 28, 2013 - Boston.com

Quotes

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• Ralph Recto in GMA news.tv
  This will affect local oil prices and inflation. It will also become harder for the public transport to decrease or increase their prices and commuters will not benefit. We must find a way to smoothen the volatility in oil prices,Recto said.
• Karan Johar in Times of India
  Karan says, "I knew all along that the hurricane scenes didn't quite work. But sometimes, one goes along with one's vision, sees it to the end and hopes it would all finally smoothen itself out. Looking back I feel those hurricane scenes are not on...
• Sheila Dikshit in Thaindian.com (blog)
  It is true that implementation of new policies brings up many problems and the defence sector had problems that are unique to it, given its size and structure. You have my assurance that timely corrective measures will be taken to smoothen the... Pranab Mukherjee http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pranab_Mukherjee&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNH7JtYbFJ2DGq5DofU9KuGxbo2Mpg Hindu http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.hindu.com/2006/09/14/stories/2006091418261400.htm&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNGggdnbJ2iSgecm2q_3yA07hSzc1w Sep 13, 2006 91527 121622 smoothened Presently the people of Okhla are feeling terrorised. The atmosphere has to be smoothened. We will deliver justice at every cost and win their faith," said Dikshit.