Synonyms for levigate

Most common

powder · grind · bray · pulverize · comminute · triturate

All synonyms

Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To make smooth or polish.

Related words

Other spellings

laevigate UK

Forms

Past participle

levigated
e.g. levigated → pounded, powdered, grinded, brayed…

Example sentences

• powder Is Algeria really a huge powder keg ready to blow?
• grind You need to take a step back from the daily grind.
• bray A donkey in a lion's skin exposes itself with its bray.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

bray¹

5 letters

pound¹, grind¹

6 letters

powder²

9 letters

pulverize³, pulverise, comminute, triturate

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (powder² = 2 syllables).