lev·i·tate [ lévvi tàyt ](past and past participlelev·i·tat·ed, present participlelev·i·tat·ing, 3rd person present singularlev·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]
