levitate
verb /ˈlevɪteɪt/
/ˈlevɪteɪt/
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they levitate | /ˈlevɪteɪt/ /ˈlevɪteɪt/ |
| he / she / it levitates | /ˈlevɪteɪts/ /ˈlevɪteɪts/ |
| past simple levitated | /ˈlevɪteɪtɪd/ /ˈlevɪteɪtɪd/ |
| past participle levitated | /ˈlevɪteɪtɪd/ /ˈlevɪteɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form levitating | /ˈlevɪteɪtɪŋ/ /ˈlevɪteɪtɪŋ/ |
- levitate (something) to rise and float in the air with no physical support, apparently by means of magic or by using special mental powers; to make something rise in this wayWord Originlate 17th cent.: from Latin levis ‘light’, on the pattern of gravitate.