Thou, Abelard! the last sad office pay, And smooth
my passage to the realms of day. --Pope.
(b) To free from harshness; to make flowing.
In their motions harmony divine So smooths her
charming tones that God's own ear Listens
delighted. --Milton.
(c) To palliate; to gloze; as, to smooth over a fault.
(d) To give a smooth or calm appearance to.
Each perturbation smoothed with outward calm.
--Milton.
(e) To ease; to regulate. --Dryden.