aviate

verb

avi·​ate ˈā-vē-ˌāt  ˈa- 

aviated; aviating

intransitive verb

: to navigate the air (as in an airplane)

Synonyms

• fly
• glide
• plane
• soar
• wing

Examples of aviate in a Sentence

once humankind learned how to aviate, the world became a much smaller place

Word History

Etymology

back-formation from aviation

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined above