Levitate

//ˈlɛvɪteɪt// verb

verb ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity. transitive

    "The magician levitated the woman."

  2. 2
    be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity wordnet
  3. 3
    To be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity. intransitive

    "The guru claimed that he could levitate."

  4. 4
    cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity wordnet

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ariseascendboostbuoy upcast upcome up

Example

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"Tom claims he can levitate himself."

Etymology

First attested in 1673; borrowed from New Latin levitātus, perfect passive participle of levitō (“to levitate; to have one's motion directed upward, as opposed to the downward motion induced by gravity”) (first attested c. 1670), modeled on gravitō (“to gravitate”) (← Latin gravis (“heavy”)), from levis (“light”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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