Levigate

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·vt To make smooth in action.

II. Levigate ·adj Made smooth, as if polished.

III. Levigate ·vt To Polish.

IV. Levigate ·vt To make smooth in various senses.

V. Levigate ·adj Made less harsh or burdensome; alleviated.

VI. Levigate ·vt To mix thoroughly, as liquids or semiliquids.

VII. Levigate ·vt To free from grit; to reduce to an impalpable powder or paste.

VIII. Levigate ·vt Technically, to make smooth by rubbing in a moist condition between hard surfaces, as in grinding pigments.