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Definition of levitate verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

levitate

verb
 
/ˈlevɪteɪt/
 
/ˈlevɪteɪt/
[intransitive, transitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they levitate
 
/ˈlevɪteɪt/
 
/ˈlevɪteɪt/
he / she / it levitates
 
/ˈlevɪteɪts/
 
/ˈlevɪteɪts/
past simple levitated
 
/ˈlevɪteɪtɪd/
 
/ˈlevɪteɪtɪd/
past participle levitated
 
/ˈlevɪteɪtɪd/
 
/ˈlevɪteɪtɪd/
-ing form levitating
 
/ˈlevɪteɪtɪŋ/
 
/ˈlevɪteɪtɪŋ/
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  1. levitate (something) to rise and float in the air with no physical support, apparently by means of magic or by using special mental powers; to make something rise in this way
    Word Originlate 17th cent.: from Latin levis ‘light’, on the pattern of gravitate.
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