LEVIGATED
Verb
levigated
simple past tense and past participle of levigate
Source: Wiktionary
LEVIGATE
Lev"i*gate, a. Etym: [L. levigatus, p. p. of levigare to lighten, fr.
l light.]
Definition: Made less harsh or burdensome; alleviated. [Obs.] Sir. T.
Elyot.
Lev"i*gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Levigated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Levigating.] Etym: [L. levigatus, p. p. of levigare to make smooth,
fr. l smooth; akin to Gr.
Definition: To make smooth in various senses:
(a) To free from grit; to reduce to an impalpable powder or paste.
(b) To mix thoroughly, as liquids or semiliquids.
(c) To polish.
(d) To make smooth in action. " When use hath levigated the organs."
Barrow.
(e) Technically, to make smooth by rubbing in a moist condition
between hard surfaces, as in grinding pigments.
Lev"i*gate, a. Etym: [L. levigatus, p. p.]
Definition: Made smooth, as if polished.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition