Levitate Definition

lĕvĭ-tāt

levitated, levitates, levitating

verb

levitated, levitates, levitating

To rise or cause to rise into the air and float in apparent defiance of gravity.

American Heritage

To cause to rise and float in the air.

Webster's New World

To rise and float in the air because of, or as if because of, lightness and buoyancy.

Webster's New World

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Origin of Levitate

From Latin levis light (on the model of gravitate) levity

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Latin levō (“I elevate, I lift up"), from levis (“light").

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