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[ verb ] free from obstructions

Synonyms

smooth

Examples

"smooth the way towards peace negotiations"

Used in print

(Chicago Daily Tribune...)

The last obstacle in Mrs._Geraghty 's globe-girdling trip was smoothed_out when a representative of Syria called_upon her to explain that his brother would meet her at the border of_that country - so newly separated from Egypt and the United_Arab_Republic that she had n't been able to obtain a visa .

Related terms

rid

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