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Definition of Levitate
1. Verb. Cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity. "The magician levitated the woman"
Related verbs: Hover
Generic synonyms: Bring Up, Elevate, Get Up, Lift, Raise
Derivative terms: Levitation
Generic synonyms: Bring Up, Elevate, Get Up, Lift, Raise
Derivative terms: Levitation
2. Verb. Be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity. "The guru claimed that he could levitate"
Exact synonyms: Hover
Entails: Arise, Come Up, Go Up, Lift, Move Up, Rise, Uprise
Derivative terms: Levitation
Entails: Arise, Come Up, Go Up, Lift, Move Up, Rise, Uprise
Derivative terms: Levitation
Definition of Levitate
1. v. i. To rise, or tend to rise, as if lighter than the surrounding medium; to become buoyant; -- opposed to gravitate.
2. v. t. To make buoyant; to cause to float in the air; as, to levitate a table.
Definition of Levitate
1. Verb. (transitive) To cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity. ¹
2. Verb. (intransitive) Be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Levitate
1. to rise and float in the air [v -TATED, -TATING, -TATES]
Medical Definition of Levitate
1. To make buoyant; to cause to float in the air; as, to levitate a table. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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