laevigate

Verb

levigate (third-person singular simple present levigates, present participle levigating, simple past and past participle levigated)

1. (transitive) To make smooth or polish.
2. (transitive) To make into a smooth paste or fine powder.
3. (transitive) To separate finer grains from coarser ones by suspension in a liquid.
4. (rare, transitive) To lighten.
5. (rare, transitive) To belittle.
6. (obsolete) To render mild; to alleviate, assuage.

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