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levitate

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++lev·i·tate /ˈlevɪteɪt/ verb [intransitive, transitive]  UPto rise and float in the air by magic, or to make someone or something do this 〔靠魔力〕浮在空中,飘浮;使升空,使飘浮levitation /ˌlevɪˈteɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
levitateFollowers claim that she has levitated frequently during prayer.They marched innocently off to the Pentagon to try to levitate it and put flowers in rifle barrels.He made himself levitate over the capital.
Origin levitate (1600-1700) levity
lev·i·tate verbChineseSyllable
rise magic, and air to by the in or float Corpus


levitate
levitate /ˈlevəteɪt, ˈlevɪteɪt/ verb [intransitive and transitive]
 Date: 1600-1700
 Origin: levity
to rise and float in the air by magic, or to make someone or something do this
—levitation /ˌlevəˈteɪʃən, ˌlevɪˈteɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]


levi·tateBrE /ˈlevɪteɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈlevɪteɪt/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they levitate BrE /ˈlevɪteɪt/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈlevɪteɪt/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it levitates BrE /ˈlevɪteɪts/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈlevɪteɪts/ 🔊past simple levitated BrE /ˈlevɪteɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈlevɪteɪtɪd/ 🔊past participle levitated BrE /ˈlevɪteɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈlevɪteɪtɪd/ 🔊 -ing form levitating BrE /ˈlevɪteɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈlevɪteɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive, transitive] ~ (sth) to rise and float in the air with no physical support, especially by means of magic or by using special mental powers; to make sth rise in this way (尤指用魔力或特别的精神力量)升空,空中飘浮,使升空,使飘浮 levi·ta·tion BrE /ˌlevɪˈteɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌlevɪˈteɪʃn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]