Definitions for: Levitate


[v] be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity; "The guru claimed that he could levitate"
[v] cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity; "The magician levitated the woman"



Webster (1913) Definition: Lev"i*tate (l[e^]v"[i^]*t[=a]t), v. i. [L. levitas,
-atis, lightness. See Levity.]
To rise, or tend to rise, as if lighter than the surrounding
medium; to become buoyant; -- opposed to gravitate. --Sir.
J. Herschel.


Lev"i*tate, v. t. (Spiritualism)
To make buoyant; to cause to float in the air; as, to
levitate a table. [Cant]

Synonyms: hover

See Also: arise, bring up, come up, elevate, get up, go up, lift, move up, raise, rise, uprise

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