Definition of levigate Levigate
lev•i•gate
We found 17 definitions of levigate from 3 different sources.
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What does levigate mean?
Wiktionary 
- levigate (Verb)
To make smooth or polish. - levigate (Verb)
To make into a smooth paste or fine powder. - levigate (Verb)
To separate finer grains from coarser ones by suspension in a liquid. - levigate (Verb)
To lighten. - levigate (Verb)
To belittle. - levigate (Adjective)
Smooth. - levigate (Adjective)
Made less harsh or burdensome; alleviated.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- levigate (a.)
Made less harsh or burdensome; alleviated. - levigate (v. t.)
To make smooth in various senses - levigate (v. t.)
To free from grit; to reduce to an impalpable powder or paste. - levigate (v. t.)
To mix thoroughly, as liquids or semiliquids. - levigate (v. t.)
To polish. - levigate (v. t.)
To make smooth in action. - levigate (v. t.)
Technically, to make smooth by rubbing in a moist condition between hard surfaces, as in grinding pigments. - levigate (a.)
Made smooth, as if polished.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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levigate
lev′i-gāt, v.t. to make smooth: to grind to a fine, impalpable powder.—adj. made smooth, polished.—adj. Lev′igable, capable of being ground down to fine powder.—n. Levigā′tion. [L. lēvigāre, -ātum—lēvis, smooth; Gr. leios, akin to level.] -
levigate
lev′i-gāt, v.t. to lighten, belittle. [L. lĕvigāre, -ātum—lĕvis, light.]
