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verb
- 1. reduce (a substance) to a fine powder or smooth paste: archaic "this clay, carefully levigated, yielded a red ware"
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The meaning of LEVIGATE is polish, smooth. How to use levigate in a sentence. The Origin of Levigate
Levigate definition: to rub, grind, or reduce to a fine powder, as in a mortar, with or without the addition of a liquid.. See examples of LEVIGATE used in a sentence.
1. (transitive) to grind into a fine powder or a smooth paste. 2. to form or cause to form a homogeneous mixture, as in the production of gels. 3. (transitive) to suspend (fine particles) by grinding in a liquid, esp as a method of separating fine from coarse particles. adjective. 4. botany.
levigate. ( ˈlɛvɪˌɡeɪt) vb. 1. (Chemistry) ( tr) to grind into a fine powder or a smooth paste. 2. (Chemistry) to form or cause to form a homogeneous mixture, as in the production of gels. 3. (Chemistry) ( tr) to suspend (fine particles) by grinding in a liquid, esp as a method of separating fine from coarse particles.
Jun 2, 2024 · levigate (third-person singular simple present levigates, present participle levigating, simple past and past participle levigated) To make smooth or polish. To make into a smooth paste or fine powder. To separate finer grains from coarser ones by suspension in a liquid. (transitive, rare) To lighten.
Levigate Definition. To grind to a fine, smooth powder. To separate the fine particles of (a substance) from its coarse particles by grinding it in water: the coarse particles settle to the bottom first, leaving the fine particles suspended. To suspend in a liquid. To make smooth; polish.
levigate volume_up UK /ˈlɛvɪɡeɪt/ verb ( with object ) ( archaic ) reduce (a substance) to a fine powder or smooth paste this clay , carefully levigated, yielded a red ware Examples Eighteen cars broke the qualifying record at Lowe's Motor Speedway after the track was levigated, but the grinding of the surface led to problems involving ...
Aug 20, 2022 · (in chemistry)1 to grind (something) into a smooth powder or paste.2 to separate fine from coarse particles by grinding and suspending them in a fluid.—levigation n.
levigate: To make into a smooth, fine powder or paste, as by grinding when moist.
levigate /ˈlɛvɪˌɡeɪt/ vb. ( transitive) to grind into a fine powder or a smooth paste. to form or cause to form a homogeneous mixture, as in the production of gels. ( transitive) to suspend (fine particles) by grinding in a liquid, esp as a method of separating fine from coarse particles.
