lev·i·gate 
(lĕvĭ-gāt′)
(lĕvĭ-gāt′)tr.v. lev·i·gat·ed, lev·i·gat·ing, lev·i·gates
1.
a. To make into a smooth, fine powder or paste, as by grinding when moist.
b. To separate fine particles from coarse by grinding in water.
2. To suspend in a liquid.
3. To make smooth; polish.
adj. (-gāt′, -gĭt)
Smooth.
[Latin lēvigāre, lēvigāt- : lēvis, smooth; see lei- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + agere, to make, do; see ag- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
lev′i·gation n.
- Indo-European root: trei-
- Indo-European root: trep-
- Indo-European root: treud-
- Indo-European root: tu-
- Indo-European root: ud-
- Indo-European root: uks-en-
- Indo-European root: uper
- Indo-European root: upo
- Indo-European root: wal-
- Indo-European root: wap-
- Indo-European root: we-
- Indo-European root: webh-
- Indo-European root: wed-
- Indo-European root: wed-
- Indo-European root: weg-
- Indo-European root: wegh-
- Indo-European root: wei-
- Indo-European root: weid-
- Indo-European root: weik-
- Indo-European root: weik-
- Indo-European root: weik-
- Indo-European root: weip-
- Indo-European root: weiə-
- Indo-European root: wekti-
- Indo-European root: wekw-