levigate

levigate

English

Alternative forms

• laevigate, lævigate (nonstandard)

Etymology

From levigatus, past participle of Latin levigo (“I smoothen”).

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. (transitive, rare) To lighten.
5. (transitive, rare) To belittle.

Translations

to make smooth or polish

Finnish: tasoittaa (fi), kiillottaa (fi)

to make into a smooth paste or fine powder

Finnish: hienontaa (fi)

to separate finer grains from coarser ones by suspension

Finnish: kelluttaa

to lighten — see lighten

to belittle — see belittle

Adjective

levigate (comparative more levigate, superlative most levigate)

1. Smooth.
2. (rare) Made less harsh or burdensome; alleviated.

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Italian

Verb

levigate

1. second-person plural present indicative of levigare
2. second-person plural imperative of levigare
3. feminine plural of levigato

Anagrams

• legatevi
• vegetali
• vegliate

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Latin

Participle

lēvigāte

1. vocative masculine singular of lēvigātus