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English
Etymology
Latin levō (“I elevate, I lift up”), from levis (“light”).
Pronunciation
Verb
levitate (third-person singular simple present levitates, present participle levitating, simple past and past participle levitated)
- (transitive) To cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity.
The magician levitated the woman.
- (intransitive) To be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity.
The guru claimed that he could levitate.
Translations
to cause to rise in the air and float
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Italian
Verb
levitate
- inflection of levitare:
- second-person plural present indicative
- second-person plural imperative
Anagrams
Latin
Noun
levitāte f
- ablative singular of levitās
Spanish
Verb
levitate
- second-person singular voseo imperative of levitar combined with te