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lat|o'·n vt 1 to smooth [ ] by chipping/trimming: dress [wood/stone] 2 [Fig] to smooth out [a person]'s rough spots, gradually fix [a child]'s behavioral problems 3 to carve [ ] with an adze; carve lat|o'r adj 1 = latu'es 2 [Old] = mbla'tës lat|o're nf hatchet