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levitate - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'levitate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Levitate [ v. i.]
- To rise, or tend to rise, as if lighter than the surrounding medium; to become buoyant; -- opposed to gravitate.
2 . Levitate [ v. t.]
- To make buoyant; to cause to float in the air; as, to levitate a table.

Meaning of 'levitate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . levitate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity
Example in sentence:
  • The guru claimed that he could levitate
Meaning (2):
- cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity
Example in sentence:
  • The magician levitated the woman