levitate

English

Etymology

Latin levō (“I elevate, I lift up”), from levis (“light”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛvɪteɪt/

Verb

levitate (third-person singular simple present levitates, present participle levitating, simple past and past participle levitated)

  1. (transitive) To cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity.
    The magician levitated the woman.
  2. (intransitive) To be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity.
    The guru claimed that he could levitate.

Translations
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Italian

Verb

levitate

  1. second-person plural present of levitare
  2. second-person plural imperative of levitare

Anagrams

Latin

Noun

levitāte

  1. ablative singular of levitās
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