levitate

First attested in 1673; borrowed from New Latin levitātus, perfect passive participle of levitō (“to levitate; to have one's motion directed upward, as opposed to the downward motion induced by gravity”) (first attested c. 1670), modeled on gravitō (“to gravitate”) (← Latin gravis (“heavy”)), from levis (“light”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛvɪteɪt/

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levitate (third-person singular simple present levitates, present participle levitating, simple past and past participle levitated)

1. (transitive) To cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity.

   The magician levitated the woman.

2. (intransitive) To be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity.

   The guru claimed that he could levitate.

levitate

1. inflection of levitare:
   1. second-person plural present indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative

• elettiva, velettai

levitāte f

1. ablative singular of levitās

Borrowed from Latin levitas.

levitate f (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) ease

   Synonym: ușurință

• levitate in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

levitate

1. second-person singular voseo imperative of levitar combined with te