Grind
Grind verb - To make smooth or glossy usually by repeatedly applying surface pressure.
Usage example: used the finest polishing paper he could to grind down the facets of the diamond before dusting it with a soft cloth
Smoothen and grind are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Smoothen" instead a verb "Grind".
Smoothen
Smoothen verb - To make smooth or glossy usually by repeatedly applying surface pressure.
Usage example: smoothen the edges of the two parts before trying to join them together
Mutual synonyms
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