What does levigate mean?
Definitions for levigate
ˈlɛv ɪˌgeɪtlevi·gate
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levigateverb
To make smooth or polish.
levigateverb
To make into a smooth paste or fine powder.
levigateverb
To separate finer grains from coarser ones by suspension in a liquid.
levigateadjective
Smooth.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To LEVIGATEverb
Etymology: lævigo, Latin.
The chyle is white, as consisting of salt, oil, and water, much levigated or smooth. John Arbuthnot, on Aliment.
Webster Dictionary
Levigateadjective
made less harsh or burdensome; alleviated
Levigateverb
to make smooth in various senses
Levigateverb
to free from grit; to reduce to an impalpable powder or paste
Levigateverb
to mix thoroughly, as liquids or semiliquids
Levigateverb
to polish
Levigateverb
to make smooth in action
Levigateverb
technically, to make smooth by rubbing in a moist condition between hard surfaces, as in grinding pigments
Levigateadjective
made smooth, as if polished
Etymology: [L. levigatus, p. p.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of levigate in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of levigate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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