levitate
pronunciation
How to pronounce levitate in British English:
UK [ˈlevɪteɪt]
How to pronounce levitate in American English:
US [ˈlɛvɪˌtet]
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- Verb:
- cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity
- be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity
Word Origin
- levitate (v.)
- 1670s, "to rise by virtue of lightness," from Latin levitas "lightness," patterned in English on gravitate. Sense of "raise (a person) into the air" is mainly from spiritualism (1870s). Related: Levitated; levitating.
Example
- 1. Did the bed levitate ? Yeah . With me on it .
- 2. L levitate only to change the light bulb .
- 3. Traditionally tibetan buddhist practitioners can levitate and fly .
- 4. Silent resolve : this talent now affects surge of light , power infusion , inspiration , spirit tap , blackout , levitate , shackle undead , touch of weakness , hex of weakness , and symbol of hope .
- 5. " We had a storehouse of knowledge and skill built up in these workers and we can 't use it now , " says james jordan , president of the interstate maglev project , promoting a high-speed rail technology that uses special magnets to levitate and propel trains .