(v. t.) To free from grit; to reduce to an impalpable powder or paste.
(v. t.) To mix thoroughly, as liquids or semiliquids.
(v. t.) To polish.
(v. t.) To make smooth in action.
(v. t.) Technically, to make smooth by rubbing in a moist condition between hard surfaces, as in grinding pigments.
(a.) Made smooth, as if polished.
Example Sentences:
(1) 1966.-The isolation of ribosomes from Bacillus subtilis spores was accomplished by freezing the spores in liquid nitrogen and grinding the spore pellet with an equal weight of levigated alumina.
Levirate
Definition:
(a.) Alt. of Leviratical
Example Sentences:
(1) In Genesis 38, Levirate marriage comes on the scene.