† complanev.
Obsolete.
To make plain or level.
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the world > space > shape > flatness or levelness > make flat or level [verb (transitive)]
evenlOE
slighta1300
planec1350
complanec1420
levelc1450
dismount1563
planish1580
equalize1596
equal1610
to even out1613
flat1613
flattena1631
complanate1643
platten1688
reconcile1712
range1825
macadamize1826
lay1892
plata1903
c1420 Pallad. on Husb. vii. 14 And so to drie it [the threshing-floor] they complayne.
1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. To complanate, To complane.
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