levitate
English
Etymology
Latin levō (“I elevate, I lift up”), from levis (“light”).
Pronunciation
Verb
levitate (third-person singular simple present levitates, present participle levitating, simple past and past participle levitated)
- (transitive) To cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity.
- The magician levitated the woman.
- (intransitive) To be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity.
- The guru claimed that he could levitate.
Related terms
Translations
to cause to rise in the air and float
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to be suspended in the air
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Italian
Verb
levitate
- inflection of levitare:
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Latin
Noun
(deprecated template usage) levitāte