levitate (redirected from levitating)

lev·i·tate  (lv-tt)

intr. & tr.v. lev·i·tat·ed, lev·i·tat·ing, lev·i·tates

To rise or cause to rise into the air and float in apparent defiance of gravity.

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[From Latin levis, light (on the model of gravitate); see levity.]

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levi·tation n.

levi·tation·al adj.

levi·tator n.

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levitate [ˈlɛvɪˌteɪt]

vb

1. to rise or cause to rise and float in the air, without visible agency, attributed, esp formerly, to supernatural causes

2. (Medicine) (tr) Med to support (a patient) on a cushion of air in the treatment of severe burns

[from Latin levis light + -tate, as in gravitate]

levitation  n

levitator  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	levitate - cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity; "The magician levitated the woman" levitate, hover - be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity; "The guru claimed that he could levitate" lift, raise, elevate, get up, bring up - raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"
	2.	levitate - be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity; "The guru claimed that he could levitate" hover levitate - cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity; "The magician levitated the woman"

Translations

levitate [ˈlevɪteɪt]

A. VT → elevar por levitación

B. VI → levitar

levitate [ˈlɛvɪteɪt]

vi → léviter

vt → faire léviter

levitate

vt → schweben lassen

vi → schweben

levitate [ˈlɛvɪˌteɪt] vi → levitare

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levitate [ˈlɛvɪˌteɪt] vi → levitare