complanate

complanate
complanation, n.
/kom"pleuh nayt'/, adj.
made level; put into or on one plane.
[1635-45; < L complanatus (ptp. of complanare to make level), equiv. to com- COM- + plan(us) PLAIN, PLANE1 + -atus -ATE1]

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