تمهّد

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تمهّدV and امتهد It became spread, and made plain, even, or smooth.
2 تمهّد لَهُ الأَمْرُ The affair became adjusted, or arranged, and made plain, and easy, for, or to, him.
3 تمهّد فِرَاشًا [He spread for himself a bed, and made it plain, even, or smooth].
4 تَمَهَّدَتْ لَهُ عِنْدِى حَالٌ لَطِيفَةٌ [A genteel situation was prepared for him with me, or at my abode].
5 تمهّد He became possessed of authority and power; syn. تَمَكَّنَ.
6 تمهّدت نَفْسُهُ His mind, or he, became disposed and subjected [لِفِعْلِ الأَمْرِ to do the thing; see 2]; syn. تَوَطَّنَتْ. (K, art. وطن.)

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