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Smooth in Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary is described as 1 adjective completely flat and even, without any lumps, holes or rough areas, 2 verb to
make something smooth. 2005: 1445. Both meanings of smooth are semantically acceptable. It can be interpreted as an adjective and also as a verb.
From the first meaning which is an adjective, the phrase can be understood as replenish skin’s fullness and lines and wrinkles which are
completely flat and even, without any lumps, holes or rough areas. In this sentence, the word smooth, an adjective, is functioned as the modifier of the noun
lines and wrinkles. The second meaning, smooth as a verb can be concluded that the
cosmetic product is used to replenish skin’s fullness and also to make the lines and wrinkles become smooth. In this sentence, smooth is functioned as a verb
which has two objects, lines and wrinkles. Based on the analysis above, the researcher concludes that the more
appropriate meaning is the second one, smooth as a verb. According to Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, replenish means to make something full again by
replacing what has been used. 2005: 1286. By seeing that meaning, it is clear that replenish gives an action to skin’s fullness, but not lines and wrinkles.
Therefore, smooth in the phrase, replenish skin’s fullness and smooth lines and wrinkles, is a verb that gives action to the object, lines and wrinkles.
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