Levigate

//ˈlɛvɪɡeɪt// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To make smooth or polish. transitive
  2. 2
    To make into a smooth paste or fine powder. transitive
  3. 3
    To separate finer grains from coarser ones by suspension in a liquid. transitive
  4. 4
    To lighten. rare, transitive
  5. 5
    To belittle. rare, transitive
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  1. 6
    To render mild; to alleviate, assuage. obsolete
  2. 7
    past participle of levigate form-of, obsolete, participle, past

    "[…] whereby his labours beinge leuigate and made moꝛe tollerable he ſhall gouerne with the better aduiſe and conſequently with a moꝛe perfecte gouernance."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Smooth.

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"[…] whereby his labours beinge leuigate and made moꝛe tollerable he ſhall gouerne with the better aduiſe and conſequently with a moꝛe perfecte gouernance."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lēvigātus, perfect passive participle of Latin lēvigō (“to smoothen”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from lēvis (“smooth”).

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