verb
levitate
LEH-vih-tayt
verb
1
To make something rise and float in the air, seemingly without support.
"The magician appeared to levitate the table above the stage."
"Engineers used magnets to levitate the train above the track."
2
To hang or float in the air oneself, as if defying gravity.
"The performer claimed she could levitate during meditation."
How to Use Levitate
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo float in the air without any visible support.
Common pairings
appear to levitate
levitate off the ground
magnetic levitation
Word Forms
levitated past tense, levitates singular
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Etymology
Coined in the 1600s from New Latin levitare, modeled on "gravitate," ultimately from Latin levis ("light").