levigate
/ˈlɛvɪɡeɪt/
verb
- To grind or crush something into a fine, smooth powder.
- In the laboratory, they levigate the mineral sample for analysis.
- To make the pigment, the artist had to levigate the colored stone into a fine dust.
- The chemist used a mortar and pestle to levigate the dried herbs.
- To make something smooth, polished, or flat.
- They levigate the metal sheet until it shines like a mirror.
- The carpenter carefully levigated the wood before applying the varnish.
- The sculptor used sandpaper to levigate the surface of the marble.