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levitate(dictionary)
levitate(dictionary)

levitate (iou)



levitate verb. L17.
[from Latin levis light, after GRAVITATE: see -ATE3.]
verb intrans. Rise by virtue of lightness. rare in gen. sense. L17.
b. Chiefly Spiritualism. Rise and float in the air through supernatural agency. L19.
Caryl Churchill Joy will cause the..population to levitate two feet off the ground.
verb trans. Make lighter or of less weight. rare. L17.
verb trans.
a. Chiefly Spiritualism. Cause to levitate. L19.
A. Lang The levitated boy..flew over a garden.
b. Cause (something heavier than the surrounding fluid) to rise or remain suspended without visible means (e.g. using magnetic forces). M20.
Observer Levitated trains would hover five inches above a metal track, held aloft by advanced repelling magnets.
levitant noun = levitator L19.
levitative adjective adapted for or capable of levitation L19.
levitator noun a person who believes in levitation or professes ability to practise it L19.