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What does "levigate" mean?

Levigate: Made less harsh or burdensome; alleviated. [Obs.] Sir. T. Elyot.

Additional senses

  1. 2.To make smooth in various senses: (a) To free from grit; to reduce to an impalpable powder or paste. (b) To mix thoroughly, as liquids or semiliquids. (c) To polish. (d) To make smooth in action. " When use hath levigated the organs." Barrow. (e) Technically, to make smooth by rubbing in a moist condition between hard surfaces, as in grinding pigments.
  2. 3.Made smooth, as if polished.

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