a. - Made less harsh or burdensome; alleviated.
v. t. - To make smooth in various senses
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.