Vocabulary
Flatten
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
make or become flat or flatter.
Urdu meaning
چپٹانا، ہموار بنانا، یکساں کرنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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Overall, the country`s tax revenues are projected to flatten at 11.1pc of GDP much below the 13.3pc mark the government has committed to achieve during the current IMF programme period all the way through FY30.
Dawn Editorials —
Stalled tax effort
— 2025-12-24
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While heartlessness might explain why the US has stopped trying to feed the world`s hungry, it fails to explain why America helped Israel flatten Gaza.
Dawn Editorials —
Why did they flatten Gaza?
— 2025-07-12
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Even if Iran does, the aim would arguably be deterrence and not to use them against nuclear foes that can flatten the country in return.
Dawn Editorials —
Global warlords
— 2025-06-24
Synonyms
make/become flat, make/become even, make/become smooth, smooth (out/off), level (out/off)
Antonyms
roughen, make uneven
Curator example
“her hair had been flattened by the storm”
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