Dictionary

levitate en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈlɛvɪteɪt/
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Etymology

First attested in 1673; borrowed from New Latin levitātus, perfect passive participle of levitō (“to levitate; to have one's motion directed upward, as opposed to the downward motion induced by gravity”) (first attested c. 1670), modeled on gravitō (“to gravitate”) (← Latin gravis (“heavy”)), from levis (“light”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Meanings

1. (transitive) To cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity.
   • The magician levitated the woman.
2. (intransitive) To be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity.
   • The guru claimed that he could levitate.

Forms

Deriveds

levitation · levitator

Translations (25)

pt levitar (to be suspend in the air) · cs vznášet (to cause to rise in the air and float) · la levationem ago (to cause to rise in the air and float) · es levitar (to be suspend in the air) · fi levitoida (to be suspend in the air) · th ลอยตัว (to be suspend in the air) · pl lewitować (to be suspend in the air) · cs vznášet se (to be suspend in the air) · eo levitacii (to be suspend in the air) · fi leijua (to be suspend in the air) · de schweben (to be suspend in the air) · fi saada levitoimaan (to cause to rise in the air and float) · ca levitar (to be suspend in the air) · sh lèbdjeti (to be suspend in the air) · sh лѐбдјети (to be suspend in the air) · de schweben lassen (to cause to rise in the air and float) · bg вдигам във въздуха (to cause to rise in the air and float) · sh левитирати (to be suspend in the air) · fi leijuttaa (to cause to rise in the air and float) · de levitieren (to cause to rise in the air and float) · pt levitar (to cause to rise in the air and float) · sv levitera (to be suspend in the air) · he רִחֵף (to be suspend in the air) · cs levitovat (to be suspend in the air) · cs levitovat (to cause to rise in the air and float)