planate

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adjective

pla·​nate

ˈplāˌnāt

: flattened, plane

recognizes that there is a planate bedrock surface beneath the gravels

—K. M. Hussey

planate

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transitive verb

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-ed/-ing/-s

: to erode to a plain : plane

former low domes were planated by wave erosion

—Journal of Geology

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Late Latin planatus, past participle of planare to flatten, level, from Latin planus flat

Transitive verb

back-formation from planation

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