levitate

English

Etymology

Latin levō (I elevate, I lift up), from levis (light).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛvɪteɪt/
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Verb

levitate (third-person singular simple present levitates, present participle levitating, simple past and past participle levitated)

  1. (transitive) To cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity.
    The magician levitated the woman.
  2. (intransitive) To be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity.
    The guru claimed that he could levitate.

Derived terms

Translations

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Italian

Verb

levitate

  1. inflection of levitare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Anagrams

Latin

Noun

levitāte f

  1. ablative singular of levitās

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin levitas.

Noun

levitate f (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) ease
    Synonym: ușurință

Declension

Declension of levitate
singular only indefinite definite
nominative-accusative levitate levitatea
genitive-dative levități levității
vocative

References

  • levitate in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

Spanish

Verb

levitate

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of levitar combined with te