Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- v. To rise or cause to rise into the air and float in apparent defiance of gravity.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- To cause to become buoyant in the atmosphere; make light, so as to cause to float in the air; deprive of normal gravity.
- To act or move by force of levity—that is, by a repulsive force, contrary to gravity; overcome the force of gravity by means of specific lightness: especially, in recent use, said of a body heavier than the air, but supposed to rise in it by spiritual means.
Wiktionary
- v. transitive To cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity.
- v. intransitive Be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity.
GNU Webster's 1913
- v. To rise, or tend to rise, as if lighter than the surrounding medium; to become buoyant; -- opposed to
gravitate . - v. (Spiritualism), Cant To make buoyant; to cause to float in the air.
WordNet 3.0
- v. be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity
- v. cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity
Etymologies
- From Latin levis, light (on the model of gravitate); see levity. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“The word levitate has appeared in 19 New York Times articles in the past year, including on Sept. 16 in Taking on the Börse, Abbie”
“Tells me he thinks I can develop the ability to levitate, which is something I've always totally wanted to do.”
“Alan's Marshall Suite vs Levitate comparison: shake off is as good as ol gang as the standout track marshall is as good as inch as the big techno noise track bound is as good as masquerade antidotes is as good as inch anecdotes is as good as hurricane edward birthday song is way better than I come and stand inevitable is way better than levitate, which is shite mad eng is way better than tragic days foldin 'money's about as good as mummy as a cover on my own is about the same as everybody but mesel' touch sensitive's about as good as ten houses in fact, the two albums mirror each other quite well but maybe you're right and doc shanley swings it in lev's direction ..... not to mention the 'bonus' disc - levitate's third movement”
“The Collective sent representatives to the famous protest to "levitate" the Pentagon in mid-October, and provided free food for the occasional large public gathering.”
Manhood in the Age of Aquarius: Masculinity in Two Countercultural Communities, 196583
“I think there are much nicer ways to 'levitate' a laptop than this.”
“His card tricks are freaky cool, but watching him "levitate" is really incredible to watch (see Kungfukitten's comment on this post for how it's done - I was too lazy to research it).”
“But he had accomplished no more when, as related, in the autumn of the same year the brothers Montgolfier conceived the notion of making bodies "levitate" by the simpler expedient of filling them with smoke.”
“After all, while some boomers were trying to "levitate" the Pentagon to protest the Vietnam War, other boomers were fighting in that war.”
“I kind of levitate toward the piano stuff as I explore.”
“Since elevators and other animations are not implemented there is a "levitate" feature so that you can move vertically to areas only accessible via elevators and ladders.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘levitate’.
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GRE Barrons Wordlist
A complete Barron's Wordlist for GRE preparation. Your online flashcard replacement.
abase, abash, abate, abbreviate, abdicate, aberrant, aberration, abet, abeyance, abhor, abject, abjure and 4087 more...
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movement (fast)
words describing fast action or movement
( open list, randomness, descriptive )
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http://www.wordnik.com...hurry, run, scamper, skip, stride, stampede, trample, scramble, dart, spring, spin, sprint and 141 more...
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movement (slow)
words describing slow action or movement
( open list, randomness, descriptive )
related:
http://www.wordnik.co...creep, crawl, plod, slouch, idle, lumber, tiptoe, bend, amble, mosey, saunter, loiter and 117 more...
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Uppity
Words and concepts of up. Literally or figuratively.
climb, arise, levitate, ascend, excelsior!, assurgent, arbeiration, elevate, raise, boost, acclivous, anabatic and 16 more...
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carolinacc's list
jettisoned, yearn, chrestomathy, catachresis, elation, gesundheit, ohne, tertium quid, iota, oscillation, argillous, flagrate and 67 more...
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The Sog Collection
My big word list.
chaos, flaccid, empirical, flotsam, cacophony, grumble, assuage, awe, romance, mortality, coalesce, fortuitous and 3282 more...
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Just 'cause I like 'em, L
lisle, lahar, loupe, labret, latten, luster, lagomorph, lamentation, limicole, lunge, lobtail, latifolious and 182 more...
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Words Covered in Faery Dust (L)
words that evoke magic, mystery, mayhem, magnificence or anything else that glimmers in the grass
labyrinth, lace, lad, lady fingers, lagoon, lamb, lament, lammas, lantern, larkspur, lass, lauds and 92 more...
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Misc. Words.
Words I like to use, words I like but may forget.
corrosion, astonish, solace, ferment, continuum, kinesthetic, permeate, repose, caprice, cardinal, discourse, surrender and 610 more...
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SAT Words Appearing More Than Once on...
A list of 166 words that have appeared more than once on official SAT exams. Based on Gruber's SAT Word Master list.
abolish, abridge, abstemious, accent, accented, accolade, acquiesce, affirmation, amass, ambivalence, ambivalent, ambulatory and 154 more...
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ginnylev's Words
neuroplasticity, repudiate, scintilla, ruminate, tautology, ombudsman, exigent, filibuster, grace, ambidextrous, amends, disclosure and 623 more...
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merfee's Words
supple, dichotomy, relish, rhapsody, pneumonoultramicr..., embrace, ishmael, ebullient, recalcitrant, elegy, char, lugubrious and 522 more...
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junestag's Words
postmodernism, cat, fish, rabbit, dell, coffee, elearning, mazda, php, mysql, flash, blogger and 755 more...
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abash, abate, abbreviate, abdicate, aberrant, aberration, abet, abeyance, abhor, abide, abject, abjure and 4874 more...
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precious
coin, waiflike, zoo, captain, difference, diet, automagical, olive, noanoa, dusk, cookie, monday and 221 more...
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cast a spell
amulet, charm, magic, conjuror, Prospero, candle, cure, flame, hierophant, tarot, cast, cauldron and 20 more...
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