flatten out

flatten out
phrasal verb [intransitive/transitive]
Word forms "flatten out":
present tense I/you/we/they flatten out he/she/it flattens out present participle flattening out past tense flattened out past participle flattened out
1) same as flatten 1)

The mountainous region flattens out to a vast plateau.

2) business if the price or amount of something flattens out, or if something flattens it out, it becomes lower or less likely to change

This agreement is expected to flatten out the price of crude oil.


English dictionary. 2014.

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