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   levigate

   /ˈlɛvɪɡeɪt/

   verb

   • 1. reduce (a substance) to a fine powder or smooth paste: archaic "this clay, carefully levigated, yielded a red ware"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Latin levigat- ‘made smooth, polished’, from the verb levigare, from levis ‘smooth’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. levigation noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • L

     1

   • E

     1

   • V

     4

   • I

     1

   • G

     2

   • A

     1

   • T

     1

   • E

     1

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