[lev-i-teyt] 
verb, -tat⋅ed, -tat⋅ing.| 1. | to rise or float in the air, esp. as a result of a supernatural power that overcomes gravity. |
| 2. | to cause to rise or float in the air. |
| lev·i·tate (lěv'ĭ-tāt') 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. [From Latin levis, light (on the model of gravitate); see levity.] lev'i·ta'tion n., lev'i·ta'tion·al adj., lev'i·ta'tor n. |
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