Meanings
adjective
alternative laevigate · alternative levigate
- hypercorrectnonstandardNonstandard spelling of levigate.
verblævigate (third-person singular simple present lævigates, present participle lævigating, simple past and past participle lævigated)
present singular third person lævigates · participle present lævigating · participle past lævigated · past lævigated · alternative laevigate · alternative levigate
- hypercorrectnonstandardNonstandard spelling of levigate.
Origin
Possibly originated out of confusion with lævo-.
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APA
lævigate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/l%C3%A6vigate
MLA
“lævigate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/l%C3%A6vigate. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lævigate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/l%C3%A6vigate.
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