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levitate

verb

lev·​i·​tate ˈle-və-ˌtāt How to pronounce levitate (audio)
levitated; levitating

intransitive verb

: to rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation

transitive verb

: to cause to levitate

Example Sentences

The woman levitated above the stage. The magician claimed he could levitate a car.
Recent Examples on the Web TikTok is replete with kids pretending to levitate over the tsunami-warning-like sound of Bush’s synthesizer. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 29 June 2022 Ammons reported seeing her children levitate and walk backwards up walls. Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star, 26 July 2022 Eleven uses Kali’s advice to let her anger fuel her powers and manages to levitate for the first time. cleveland, 6 Aug. 2022 Levi, who plays Shazam, led the first half of a panel that would later see Johnson, dressed in his Black Adam costume, appear to levitate while smoke and lightning surrounded him. Scottie Andrew, CNN, 23 July 2022 Diane actually does levitate several times over the course of this season. Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 19 July 2022 In the real world, Max begins to levitate, a sure sign things aren’t going so hot. Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE, 2 July 2022 Rebecca appears to levitate from her bedroom dripping in a new upstart design house called Gucci. Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 May 2022 Apple-Man is a satire about a superhero who can levitate apples. Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Feb. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

levity

First Known Use

1673, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

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The first known use of levitate was in 1673

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