This is the 6972nd most frequent Dutch word.
afvlakken
"Afvlakken" means "to flatten" or "to level out."
In this sentence, 'afvlakken' is used to describe the action of leveling off or becoming less steep in relation to a graph line.
De lijn op de grafiek begint af te vlakken na een periode van snelle groei.
The line on the graph starts to level off after a period of rapid growth.
Here, 'afvlakken' means to smooth out or reduce disparities among groups.
Ze proberen de verschillen tussen de groepen af te vlakken door beter onderwijs aan te bieden.
They try to smooth out the differences between the groups by offering better education.
In this example, 'afvlakken' refers to flattening or smoothing out a physical surface, such as a wall.