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–v.i.to rise or float in the air.–v.t.to cause to rise or float in the air: »
The magician appeared to levitate a large chair without touching it.
–lev´i|ta´tor, noun.
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lev·i·tate — … Useful english dictionary
lev — lev·an; lev·ance; lev·ant; lev·arterenol; lev·el·er; lev·el·ism; lev·el·ly; lev·el·man; lev·er·et; lev·i·ga·tion; lev·i·ga·tor; lev·in; lev·i·tate; lev·i·ta·tion; lev·i·ta·tive; lev·i·ta·tor; lev·i·ty; lev·u·li·nate; lev·u·lin·ic; lev·u·lose;… … English syllables
lev´i|ta´tor — lev|i|tate «LEHV uh tayt», verb, tat|ed, tat|ing. –v.i. to rise or float in the air. –v.t. to cause to rise or float in the air: »The magician appeared to levitate a large chair without touching it. ╂[< Latin levitās, ātis lightness, levity +… … Useful english dictionary
tate — ab·i·e·tate; ac·e·tate; ace·to·ac·e·tate; acon·i·tate; adap·tate; ag·i·tate; am·i·tate; am·pu·tate; an·no·tate; an·ti·pros·tate; ar·chon·tate; ar·gen·tate; aris·tate; as·par·tate; aus·cul·tate; cav·i·tate; ce·ro·tate; cho·ris·tate; co·arc·tate;… … English syllables
levitate — lev·i·tate … English syllables
levitate — lev•i•tate [[t]ˈlɛv ɪˌteɪt[/t]] v. tat•ed, tat•ing 1) to rise or float in the air, esp. as a result of a supernatural power 2) to cause to rise or float in the air • Etymology: 1665–75; levit (y) + ate I, on the model of gravitate lev i•ta′tion,… … From formal English to slang
levitate — lev|i|tate [ levı,teıt ] verb intransitive or transitive to rise and float in the air as if by magic, or make something do this ╾ lev|i|ta|tion [ ,levı teıʃn ] noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
levitate — lev|i|tate [ˈlevıteıt] v [I and T] [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: levity] to rise and float in the air by magic, or to make someone or something do this >levitation [ˌlevıˈteıʃən] n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
Levitate — Lev i*tate (l[e^]v [i^]*t[=a]t), v. i. [L. levitas, atis, lightness. See {Levity}.] To rise, or tend to rise, as if lighter than the surrounding medium; to become buoyant; opposed to {gravitate}. Sir. J. Herschel. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Levitate — Lev i*tate, v. t. (Spiritualism) To make buoyant; to cause to float in the air; as, to levitate a table. [Cant] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
