levigate

== English == === Alternative forms === laevigate, lævigate (nonstandard) === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin lēvigātus, perfect passive participle of Latin lēvigō (“to smoothen”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from lēvis (“smooth”). === Pronunciation === verb IPA(key): /ˈlɛvɪɡeɪt/ adjective IPA(key): /ˈlɛvɪɡət/ === Verb === levigate (third-person singular simple present levigates, present participle levigating, simple past and past participle levigated) (transitive) To make smooth or polish. (transitive) To make into a smooth paste or fine powder. (transitive) To separate finer grains from coarser ones by suspension in a liquid. (transitive, rare) To lighten. (transitive, rare) To belittle. (obsolete) To render mild; to alleviate, assuage. (obsolete) past participle of levigate [1531] ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === levigate (comparative more levigate, superlative most levigate) Smooth. == Italian == === Etymology 1 === ==== Verb ==== levigate inflection of levigare: second-person plural present indicative second-person plural imperative === Etymology 2 === ==== Participle ==== levigate f pl feminine plural of levigato === Anagrams === legatevi, vegetali, vegliate == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɫeː.wɪˈɡaː.tɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [le.viˈɡaː.te] === Participle === lēvigāte vocative masculine singular of lēvigātus == Spanish == === Verb === levigate second-person singular voseo imperative of levigar combined with te