to levigate mortar.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
lev — lev·an; lev·ance; lev·ant; lev·arterenol; lev·el·er; lev·el·ism; lev·el·ly; lev·el·man; lev·er·et; lev·i·ga·tion; lev·i·ga·tor; lev·in; lev·i·tate; lev·i·ta·tion; lev·i·ta·tive; lev·i·ta·tor; lev·i·ty; lev·u·li·nate; lev·u·lin·ic; lev·u·lose;… … English syllables
lev´i|ga´tion — 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 … Useful english dictionary
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 … Useful english dictionary
gate — wa·ter·gate; ag·gre·gate; cen·trif·u·gate; con·gre·gate; con·ju·gate; cor·ru·gate; del·e·gate; der·o·gate; elon·gate; in·gate; in·ter·ro·gate; lev·i·gate; li·gate; ne·gate; ob·li·gate; out·gate; prof·li·gate; seg·re·gate; sur·ro·gate; vir·gate;… … English syllables
Gate House — is one of the four Upper Houses of the Burwash Hall residence at Victoria College in the University of Toronto. Until 2007, when Victoria administration made it co ed, Gate House was the last remaining all male residence building in the… … Wikipedia
levigate — lev·i·gate … English syllables
levigate — lev·i·gate lev ə .gāt vt, gat·ed; gat·ing to grind to a fine smooth powder while in moist condition <by first levigating the zinc oxide with a small amount of glycerin a smooth paste is obtained (Art of Compounding)> lev·i·ga·tion .lev ə gā … Medical dictionary
levigate — lev•i•gate [[t]ˈlɛv ɪˌgeɪt[/t]] v. t. gat•ed, gat•ing to rub, grind, or reduce to a fine powder, with or without the addition of a liquid • Etymology: 1605–15; < L lēvigātus, ptp. of lēvigāre to smooth, pulverize =lēv(is) smooth + igāre v.… … From formal English to slang
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. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
