smooth over

as iniron out
as inpacify
as instill
as ingloss

Synonyms for smooth over

verb reconcile a situation

Antonyms for smooth over

still

verb. make quiet, motionless, calm

Word Origin & History

Old English smoð "smooth, serene, calm," variant of smeðe "free from roughness, not harsh, polished; soft; suave; agreeable," of unknown origin and with no known cognates. Of words, looks, "pleasant, polite, sincere" late 14c., but later "flattering, insinuating" (mid-15c.). Slang meaning "superior, classy, clever" is attested from 1893. Sense of "stylish" is from 1922.

Smooth-bore in reference to guns is from 1812. smooth talk (v.) is recorded from 1950. A 1599 dictionary has smoothboots "a flatterer, a faire spoken man, a cunning tongued fellow." The usual Old English form was smeðe, and there is a dialectal smeeth found in places names, e.g. Smithfield, Smedley.

Example Sentences for smooth over

Smooth over with a knife dipped in hot water, and score with a knife.

You may call him a liar, and smooth over the incident by the same means.

In other words, he was going to try and smooth over his despicable behaviour.

They abound in choice phrases and so are in effect content to smooth over the commonplace with a not indecorous make-up.

Each day brought some new ruffle that required all her wit to smooth over.

These know how to smooth over the difficulties of an affair, and to find the means of eluding custom by some indirect advantage.

Mrs. Dean was too high-principled a woman to attempt to smooth over her own childs offences.

Spread it smooth over the whole pan, put on a cover that you've heated, and let the cake cook four minutes.

Mr. King had rather, at any time, smooth over a quarrel, than increase the exasperation by dealing sternly with its causes.

They tried to smooth over the situation, but I would listen to none of them, and Johnson at last drove on.

smooth over

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More words related to smooth over

gloss

iron out

pacifies

pacify

still