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Webster 1913 Edition
Levitate
Lev′i-tate
(lĕv′ĭ-tāt)
, Verb.
I.
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
,Verb.
T.
(Spiritualism)
To make buoyant; to cause to float in the air;
as, to
. levitate
a table[Cant]
Definition 2024
levitate
levitate
English
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
Italian
Verb
levitate