volitatev.
/ˈvɒlɪteɪt/ 1. intransitive. (See quots.) ? Obsolete.
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1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. i Volitate, still to wander or flie vp and downe.
1656 T. Blount Glossographia Volitate, to flie often, to run in and out, or to and fro often.
2. To fly with a fluttering motion.
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the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > motion in the air > move in the air [verb (intransitive)] > flutter
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1866 J. B. Rose tr. Virgil Eclogues & Georgics 67 Then straws and leaves will volitate in air.
1890 Illustr. London News 26 July 120/2 When a few weeks old they take wing, and if from an acclivity volitate down hill for a short distance.
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