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Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 3

Part of speech: verb (v.)

1. To make smooth in various senses:

2. To free from grit; to reduce to an impalpable powder or paste.

3. To mix thoroughly, as liquids or semiliquids.

4. To polish.

5. To make smooth in action. " When use hath levigated the organs." Barrow.

6. Technically, to make smooth by rubbing in a moist condition between hard surfaces, as in grinding pigments.

Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 3

Part of speech: adjective (a.)

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

Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 3

Part of speech: adjective (a.)

Made smooth, as if polished.

Noah Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Structured JSON vendored from sktzofrenic/webster1828 at commit 5a58d9e0191eefaa51affbc1bb1b8bc5782ba6c0. The upstream README identifies the dictionary text as public domain and the project license as MIT.

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