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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Levigate

Lēv′i-gāte, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. LEVIGATED; p. pr. & vb. n. LEVIGATING.] [Lat. levigare, levigatum, from levis, smooth, Gr. λεῖος, It. levigare, Sp. levigar, Fr. leviger.]

Sense 1. To rub or grind to a fine, impalpable powder; to make fine; to comminute.

Sense 2. To render smooth, soft, or polished; to polish. “When use hath levigated the organs.” Barrow.

Lēv'i-gate, a.

adjective

a. [Lat. levigatus, p. p. of levigare. See supra.]

  1. Made smooth, as if polished.
  2. Made less harsh or burdensome; lightened; alleviated. [Obs.]