lev´i|ga|ble

lev´i|ga|ble
lev|i|gate «LEHV uh gayt», verb, -gat|ed, -gat|ing, adjective.
–v.t.
1. to make into a fine powder by rubbing or grinding: »

to levigate mortar.

2. to mix into a smooth paste.
3. Chemistry. to mix so as to make homogeneous.
4. Obsolete. to make smooth.
–adj.
smooth, as if polished.
[< Latin lēvigāre (with English -ate1) < lēvis smooth + agere do, make]
lev´i|ga|ble, adjective.
lev´i|ga´tion, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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