levitate

Meaning

1. (transitive) To cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity.
2. (intransitive) To be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity.

Synonyms

lift

raise

float

hover

heave

hoist

leafing

levitation

pick up

promote

rise

uplift

elevate

set adrift

floatage

floatation

flotation

get up

hold up

Translations

levitar

levitar

levitare

μετεωρίζομαι

flotar

havada durmak

frei schweben

levitar

ανυψώνω

schweben

far levitare

pairar

إرفع

havaya kalkmak

flotar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlɛvɪteɪt/

Etymology

First attested in 1673; borrowed from New Latin levitātus, perfect passive participle of levitō (“to levitate; to have one's motion directed upward, as opposed to the downward motion induced by gravity”) (first attested c. 1670), modeled on gravitō (“to gravitate”) (← Latin gravis (“heavy”)), from levis (“light”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).