leveling
- 01 B2 Upper Intermediate
v.knocking down a building or structure until the ground is flat.
v.the act of completely demolishing a structure or razing it to the ground.
Simple“The old factory was leveled to make room for a new park.”
In context“The artillery fire was responsible for leveling entire blocks of the city during the final days of the conflict.”
SynonymsdemolishingrazingAntonyms - 02 C1 Advanced
n.the process of measuring how high different points of land are.
n.the measurement of geodetic height or altitude differences using optical or electronic instruments.
Simple“The surveyors finished the leveling of the site before the rain started.”
In context“Precise leveling is required to ensure that the irrigation channels maintain a consistent slope across the valley floor.”
- 03 C2 Proficiency
n.when a language changes so that irregular words become regular.
n.the linguistic process, specifically paradigm leveling, where morphological variations are reduced to a single form.
Simple“The leveling of verb endings made the dialect much easier for outsiders to learn.”
In context“Historical linguists point to the leveling of the Old English case system as a primary driver for the development of modern English syntax.”
Synonymsregularisationsimplification
“Their abilities often developed normally at first, then began leveling off while nonusers continued improving.”