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lev⋅i⋅gate

  [v. lev-i-geyt; adj. lev-i-git, -geyt] verb, -gat⋅ed, -gat⋅ing, adjective
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–verb (used with object)
1. to rub, grind, or reduce to a fine powder, as in a mortar, with or without the addition of a liquid.
2. Chemistry. to make a homogeneous mixture of, as gels.
–adjective
3. Botany. having a smooth, glossy surface; glabrous.
Origin:
1605–15; < L lēvigātus, ptp. of lēvigāre to smooth, pulverize, equiv. to lēv(is) smooth + -igāre v. suffix see fumigate, -ate 1

Related forms:
lev⋅i⋅ga⋅tion, noun
lev⋅i⋅ga⋅tor, noun
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lev·i·gate   (lěv'ĭ-gāt')   
tr.v.   lev·i·gat·ed, lev·i·gat·ing, lev·i·gates

    1. To make into a smooth, fine powder or paste, as by grinding when moist.

    2. To separate fine particles from coarse by grinding in water.

  2. To suspend in a liquid.

  3. To make smooth; polish.

adj.   (-gāt', -gĭt)
Smooth.

[Latin lēvigāre, lēvigāt- : lēvis, smooth; see lei- in Indo-European roots + agere, to make, do; see ag- in Indo-European roots.]
lev'i·ga'tion n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: lev·i·gate
Pronunciation: 'lev-&-"gAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -gat·ed; -gat·ing
: to grind to a fine smooth powder while in moist condition levigating the zinc oxide with a small amount of glycerin a smooth paste is obtained —Art ofCompounding> —lev·i·ga·tion /"lev-&-'gA-sh&n/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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