levitate

lev·i·tate

L0140300 (lĕv′ĭ-tāt′)intr. & tr.v. lev·i·tat·ed, lev·i·tat·ing, lev·i·tates To rise or cause to rise into the air and float in apparent defiance of gravity.

[From Latin levis, light (on the model of gravitate); see levity.]

lev′i·ta′tion n.lev′i·ta′tion·al adj.lev′i·ta′tor n.

levitate

(ˈlɛvɪˌteɪt) vb1. to rise or cause to rise and float in the air, without visible agency, attributed, esp formerly, to supernatural causes2. (Medicine) (tr) med to support (a patient) on a cushion of air in the treatment of severe burns[C17: from Latin levis light + -tate, as in gravitate] ˌleviˈtation n ˈleviˌtator n

lev•i•tate

(ˈlɛv ɪˌteɪt)

v. -tat•ed, -tat•ing. v.i. 1. to rise or float in the air, esp. as a result of a supernatural power. v.t. 2. to cause to rise or float in the air. [1665–75; levit (y) + -ate¹, on the model of gravitate] lev`i•ta′tion, n. lev′i•ta`tor, n. lev`i•ta′tion•al, adj.

levitate

Past participle: levitated
Gerund: levitating

Imperative
levitate
levitate

Present
I levitate
you levitate
he/she/it levitates
we levitate
you levitate
they levitate

Preterite
I levitated
you levitated
he/she/it levitated
we levitated
you levitated
they levitated

Present Continuous
I am levitating
you are levitating
he/she/it is levitating
we are levitating
you are levitating
they are levitating

Present Perfect
I have levitated
you have levitated
he/she/it has levitated
we have levitated
you have levitated
they have levitated

Past Continuous
I was levitating
you were levitating
he/she/it was levitating
we were levitating
you were levitating
they were levitating

Past Perfect
I had levitated
you had levitated
he/she/it had levitated
we had levitated
you had levitated
they had levitated

Future
I will levitate
you will levitate
he/she/it will levitate
we will levitate
you will levitate
they will levitate

Future Perfect
I will have levitated
you will have levitated
he/she/it will have levitated
we will have levitated
you will have levitated
they will have levitated

Future Continuous
I will be levitating
you will be levitating
he/she/it will be levitating
we will be levitating
you will be levitating
they will be levitating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been levitating
you have been levitating
he/she/it has been levitating
we have been levitating
you have been levitating
they have been levitating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been levitating
you will have been levitating
he/she/it will have been levitating
we will have been levitating
you will have been levitating
they will have been levitating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been levitating
you had been levitating
he/she/it had been levitating
we had been levitating
you had been levitating
they had been levitating

Conditional
I would levitate
you would levitate
he/she/it would levitate
we would levitate
you would levitate
they would levitate

Past Conditional
I would have levitated
you would have levitated
he/she/it would have levitated
we would have levitated
you would have levitated
they would have levitated

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	levitate - cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity; "The magician levitated the woman"levitate, hover - be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity; "The guru claimed that he could levitate"lift, raise, elevate, get up, bring up - raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"
	2.	levitate - be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity; "The guru claimed that he could levitate"hoverlevitate - cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity; "The magician levitated the woman"

Translations

levitarlevitarelevitazionefar levitare

levitate

lev·i·tate

levitate

lev•i•tate

levitate

levitate

Synonyms for levitate

verb cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity

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verb be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity

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