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Webster 1913 Edition


Levigate

Lev′i-gate

(-gā̍t)
,
Adj.
[L.
levigatus
, p. p. of
levigare
to lighten, fr.
lĕvis
light.]
Made less harsh or burdensome; alleviated.
[Obs.]
Sir T. Elyot.

Lev′i-gate

(-gāt)
,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Levigated
(-gāˊtĕd)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Levigating
.]
[L.
levigatus
, p. p. of
levigare
to make smooth, fr.
lēvis
smooth; akin to Gr.
λεῖος
.]
To make smooth in various senses
:
(a)
To free from grit; to reduce to an impalpable powder or paste.
(b)
To mix thoroughly, as liquids or semiliquids.
(c)
To polish.
(d)
To make smooth in action.
“ When use hath levigated the organs.”
Barrow.
(e)
Technically, to make smooth by rubbing in a moist condition between hard surfaces, as in grinding pigments.

Lev′i-gate

(-gā̍t)
,
Adj.
[L.
levigatus
,
p. p.
]
Made smooth, as if polished.

Webster 1828 Edition


Levigate

LEV'IGATE

,
Verb.
T.
[L. lavigo, from lavis, smooth, Gr.]
1.
In pharmacy and chimistry, to rub or grind to a fine impalpable powder; to make fine, soft and smooth.
2.
To plane; to polish.

LEV'IGATE

,
Adj.
Made smooth.

Definition 2024


levigate

levigate

English

Alternative forms

Verb

levigate (third-person singular simple present levigates, present participle levigating, simple past and past participle levigated)

  1. (transitive) To make smooth or polish.
  2. (transitive) To make into a smooth paste or fine powder.
  3. (transitive) To separate finer grains from coarser ones by suspension in a liquid.
  4. (transitive, rare) To lighten.
  5. (transitive, rare) To belittle

Translations

Adjective

levigate (comparative more levigate, superlative most levigate)

  1. Smooth.
  2. (rare) Made less harsh or burdensome; alleviated.
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Italian

Verb

levigate

  1. second-person plural present indicative of levigare
  2. second-person plural imperative of levigare
  3. feminine plural of levigato

Anagrams


Latin

Participle

lēvigāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of lēvigātus