adj.
Pronunciation: ' le-v ə - ˌ g ā t
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -gat · ed ; -gat · ing
Etymology: Latin levigatus, past participle of levigare to make smooth, from levis smooth (akin to Greek leios smooth and perhaps to Latin linere to smear) + -igare (akin to agere to drive) ― more at LIME , AGENT
Date: 1612
1 : POLISH , SMOOTH
2 a : to grind to a fine smooth powder while in moist condition b : to separate (fine powder) from coarser material by suspending in a liquid
– lev · i · ga · tion \ ˌ le-v ə - ' g ā -sh ə n \ noun