English → Latin
“flatten” in Latin
complānōto level (make level); to razelevigōto make light, lightenlevōto raise, elevate, lift up; to make light, lighten; to relieve, ease, comfortēvānēscōto vanish, disappear, pass away; to fade away, or die out; to lapsefugiōto flee, fly, take flight, escape, depart, run, run away, recede; to speed, hasten, pass quickly; to avoid, shun, be aveargentumsilver (metal, element); a silver thing
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
flatten v.
TRANS.,
To make flat, complanare: *tundendo extenuare (e.g., gold, silver, aurum, argentum): levigare, seldom levare (general term, for removing roughness, etc.).
To deject, Vid:
INTRANS., evanescere or fugere (to grow flat; of wine).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for flatten?
- The usual Latin words for “flatten” are complānō, levigō, levō; also ēvānēscō, fugiō, argentum. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.