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levitate

lev·i·tate [ lévvi tàyt ] (past and past participle lev·i·tat·ed, present participle lev·i·tat·ing, 3rd person present singular lev·i·tates)


verb 
Definition:
 
1. transitive and intransitive verb rise in air: to rise and float in the air, or make something rise and float in the air, seemingly in defiance of gravity

2. transitive verb support patient on air: to support a patient on a cushion of air during treatment for severe burns

[Late 17th century. < Latin levis "light (in weight)," after gravitate]

lev·i·ta·tion [ lèvvi táysh'n ] noun
lev·i·ta·tor noun
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