Levigate Definition

lĕvĭ-gāt
levigated, levigates, levigating
verb
To grind to a fine, smooth powder.
Webster's New World
To separate the fine particles of (a substance) from its coarse particles by grinding it in water: the coarse particles settle to the bottom first, leaving the fine particles suspended.
Webster's New World
To suspend in a liquid.
American Heritage
To make smooth; polish.
American Heritage
To separate finer grains from coarser ones by suspension in a liquid.
Wiktionary
adjective

Smooth.

Wiktionary

(rare) Made less harsh or burdensome; alleviated.

Wiktionary

Origin of Levigate

  • Latin lēvigāre lēvigāt- lēvis smooth lei- in Indo-European roots agere to make, do ag- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From levigatus, past participle of Latin levigo (“I smoothen").

    From Wiktionary

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