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sleeken

verb
sleek·en | \ˈslē-kən \
sleekened; sleekening\ˈslē-kə-niŋ, ˈslēk-niŋ \

Definition of sleeken 

transitive verb

: to make sleek

First Known Use of sleeken

1621, in the meaning defined above

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