levigate

/ˈlɛvɪɡeɪt/

levigate verb: to make smooth or polish. Also the past participle of levigate.

Verb

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

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

Adjective

IPA/ˈlɛvɪɡət/

levigate (comparative more levigate, superlative most levigate)

Smooth.

Also used as

levigate is also the past participle of levigate.

Forms of levigate

Verb
third-person singular present	levigates
present participle	levigating
past participle	levigated
past	levigated
alternative form (nonstandard)	laevigate
alternative form (nonstandard)	lævigate
Adjective
comparative	more levigate
superlative	most levigate

Origin of levigate

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”).

Words formed from levigate

Questions about levigate

What does levigate mean?: Levigate means to make smooth or polish.
What part of speech is levigate?: Levigate can be a verb or an adjective.
How do you pronounce levigate?: Levigate is pronounced /ˈlɛvɪɡeɪt/.
What is the past tense of levigate?: The past tense of levigate is levigated.

Words near levigate in the dictionary

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