LEVITATE

levitate, hover

(verb) be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity; “The guru claimed that he could levitate”

levitate

(verb) cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity; “The magician levitated the woman”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

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.

(intransitive) To be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity.

Source: Wiktionary


Lev"i*tate, v. i. Etym: [L. levitas, -atis, lightness. See Levity.]

Definition: To rise, or tend to rise, as if lighter than the surrounding medium; to become buoyant; -- opposed to gravitate. Sir. J. Herschel.

Lev"i*tate, v. i. (Spiritualism)

Definition: To make buoyant; to cause to float in the air; as, to levitate a table. [Cant]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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