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lev·i·tate    (lv-tt) KEY  

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.

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ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin levis, light (on the model of gravitate ) ; see levity

OTHER FORMS:
levi·tation (Noun), levi·tation·al (Adjective), levi·tator (Noun)

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