levitate
verb
lev·i·tate
ˈle-və-ˌtāt 
levitated; levitating
: to rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation
: to cause to levitate
Examples of levitate in a Sentence
The woman levitated above the stage.
The magician claimed he could levitate a car.
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The new Haunted Mansion bride with a beating red heart and flowing gown appears to levitate in front of a shattered window while holding a three-pronged candelabra.
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Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 18 Jan. 2025
Jokes flew among Black people about turning into the X-Men, levitating, acquiring powers and beaming themselves into the future.
—J Wortham, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
World-altering technologies—lossless power grids, magnetically levitating vehicles—might follow.
—Charlie Wood, WIRED, 12 Jan. 2025
Make the broom fly, or make the monkeys grow wings, or make Elphaba levitate.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 25 Nov. 2024
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Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 18 Jan. 2025
Jokes flew among Black people about turning into the X-Men, levitating, acquiring powers and beaming themselves into the future.
—J Wortham, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
World-altering technologies—lossless power grids, magnetically levitating vehicles—might follow.
—Charlie Wood, WIRED, 12 Jan. 2025
Make the broom fly, or make the monkeys grow wings, or make Elphaba levitate.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Levitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/levitate. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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levitate
verb
lev·i·tate
ˈlev-ə-ˌtāt
: to rise or cause to rise in the air in seeming defiance of gravity
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