单词 | levigate |
释义 | levigate —levigation, n. —levigator, n. v. /lev"i gayt'/; adj. /lev"i git, -gayt'/, v. , levigated, levigating, adj. v.t. 1. to rub, grind, or reduce to a fine powder, as in a mortar, with or without the addition of a liquid. 2. Chem. to make a homogeneous mixture of, as gels. adj. 3. Bot. having a smooth, glossy surface; glabrous. [1605-15; < L levigatus, ptp. of levigare to smooth, pulverize, equiv. to lev(is) smooth + -igare v. suffix see FUMIGATE, -ATE1] |
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