Definition of "levigate"

levigate

/ˈlɛvɪɡeɪt/

verb
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.
adjective
comparative more levigate, superlative most levigate
1. Smooth.
2. (rare) Made less harsh or burdensome; alleviated.
  Quotations
  his labours beinge levigate
  1531, Thomas Elyot, edited by Ernest Rhys, The Boke Named the Governour […] (Everyman’s Library), London: J[oseph] M[alaby] Dent & Co; New York, N.Y.: E[dward] P[ayson] Dutton & Co, published