1. to grind to a fine smooth powder
Usage: technical; chemistry
2. to make smooth by grinding or polishing
Usage: technical

Examples

• The pharmacist will levigate the minerals to create a fine powder.
• Ancient craftsmen learned to levigate pigments for their paints.
• The laboratory technician levigated the sample until it was completely smooth.
• Workers levigate the clay to remove any rough particles.
• The process requires careful levigation to achieve the desired texture.
• Scientists levigate various compounds to study their properties.