| 单词 | levigate |
| 释义 | levigate[ verb lev-i-geyt; adjective lev-i-git, -geyt ] / verb ˈlɛv ɪˌgeɪt; adjective ˈlɛv ɪ gɪt, -ˌgeɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR levigate ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), lev·i·gat·ed, lev·i·gat·ing.to rub, grind, or reduce to a fine powder, as in a mortar, with or without the addition of a liquid. Chemistry. to make a homogeneous mixture of, as gels. adjectiveBotany. having a smooth, glossy surface; glabrous. Origin of levigate1605–15; <Latin lēvigātus, past participle of lēvigāre to smooth, pulverize, equivalent to lēv(is) smooth + -igāre v. suffix see fumigate, -ate1 OTHER WORDS FROM levigatelev·i·ga·tion, nounlev·i·ga·tor, nounun·lev·i·gat·ed, adjectiveWords nearby levigateLévesque, Levi, leviable, leviathan, levier, levigate, Levi-Montalcini, levin, Levine, Levin tube, levirate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for levigate
British Dictionary definitions for levigatelevigate / (ˈlɛvɪˌɡeɪt) / verb chem(tr) 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 (tr) to suspend (fine particles) by grinding in a liquid, esp as a method of separating fine from coarse particles adjectivebotany having a smooth polished surface; glabrous Derived forms of levigatelevigation, nounlevigator, nounWord Origin for levigateC17: from Latin lēvigāre, from lēvis smooth Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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