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Levigate \Lev"i*gate\ (-g[asl]t), a. [L. levigatus, p. p.]
Made smooth, as if polished.
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Levigate \Lev"i*gate\ (-g[asl]t), a. [L. levigatus, p. p. of
levigare to lighten, fr. l[e^]vis light.]
Made less harsh or burdensome; alleviated. [Obs.] --Sir T.
Elyot.
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Levigate \Lev"i*gate\ (-g[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Levigated}
(-g[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Levigating}.] [L.
levigatus, p. p. of levigare to make smooth, fr. l[=e]vis
smooth; akin to Gr. lei^os.]
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.
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