Meaning offlattenin English

Verb

1. to make a surface flat
   The road crew will flatten the asphalt to fix the potholes.
2. to become flat; plateau
   The growth rate of sales will flatten as the market becomes saturated.
3. to knock down or overwhelm
   The strong wind will flatten the tall grass in the field.
4. to press against a surface (to hide)
   The hikers had to flatten themselves against the rock to avoid the falling stones.
5. to lower pitch by a semitone (in music)
   The musician had to flatten the note to match the key.
6. to reduce data structure dimensions
   The programmer used an algorithm to flatten the nested data structure.
7. to combine image layers into one
   The graphic designer used software to flatten the image layers.
8. to make something dull; stale
   The long and repetitive meeting began to flatten my enthusiasm.