levigo
οὐκ ἔστι σιγᾶν αἰσχρόν, ἀλλ' εἰκῆ λαλεῖν → keeping silence is not shameful; speaking at random is (Menander)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
lĕvĭgo: āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. 1. levis,
I to make light, lighten: gravia, Cassiod. de Amic. prol. § 33: pondus sollicitudinis, Gregor. Ep. 7, 76: omni sarcinā, App. M. 4, p. 142, 23.
lēvĭgo: āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. 2. lēvis,
I to make smooth, to smooth (not in Cic.; syn. polio, dolo, limo).
I Lit.: omnes parietes tectorio levigantur, Varr. R. R. 3, 11, 3: aliquid opere tectorio, Col. 9, 7, 1; Plin. 17, 14, 24, § 101: ad levigandam cutem, id. 20, 3, 10, § 20: alvum, to make slippery, Gell. 4, 11, 4: scabritia levigatur dente conchāve, Plin. 13, 12, 25, § 81.—
II Transf., to make small, bruise small, pulverize, levigate: quae diligenter contrita levigantur, Col. 12, 41 fin.: semina, id. 6, 17, 3: galla cum austero vino levigata, id. 7, 5, 12; 9, 13, 5.— Hence, lēvĭgātus, a, um, P. a., smooth, slippery (post-class. and rare): oleum levigatius et spissius est, Macr. S. 1, 12 med.>
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) lēvĭgō (læv-), āvī, ātum, āre (lēvis),
1 rendre lisse, rendre uni, polir : Varro R. 3, 11, 3 ; Plin. 17, 101 ; cutem Plin. 20, 20, adoucir la peau ; alvum Gell. 4, 11, 4, lâcher le ventre
2 réduire en poudre, pulvériser : Col. Rust. 12, 41, etc.
(2) lĕvĭgō, āvī, ātum, āre (lĕvis), tr., alléger : Petr. Bles. De am. christ. 1, 3 ; S. Greg. Ep. 7, 76 ; Apul. M. 4, 1.
