The Collaborative International Dictionary
Levigating
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:
To free from grit; to reduce to an impalpable powder or paste.
To mix thoroughly, as liquids or semiliquids.
To polish.
To make smooth in action. `` When use hath levigated the organs.''
--Barrow.Technically, to make smooth by rubbing in a moist condition between hard surfaces, as in grinding pigments.
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levigating
vb. (present participle of levigate English)