levitate
levitate
Definition
levi·tate (lev′ə tāt′)
transitive verb -·tat′ed, -·tat′·ing
to cause to rise and float in the air
intransitive verb
to rise and float in the air because of, or as if because of, lightness and buoyancy
lev′i·ta′·tor noun
levitate
Usage Examples
Object
- object: Imagine... You can levitate an animate object in mid-air.
- table: At one point 'he ' was even able to levitate a table for television cameras.
- foot: On my first afternoon in India, I saw a man levitating six feet off the ground -- repeatedly.
- lunatic: Well if you've read the Bible, you'll know that far more incredible things are recorded than levitating lunatics.
- frog: Okay, so it's claimed that diamagnetism can levitate frogs using the Hutchison Effect.
- inch: I saw a man levitate three inches from the ground.
Modifying Another Word
- magnetically: In principle, a person could be magnetically levitated too like frogs, we are mostly water.
- just: This amazing new gimmick lets you levitate just about anything including yourself.
- n't: Eunice Turnipseed [ 26 Mar ] : And I ai n't levitating, I assure you, Sir.
Preposition: in
- air: The next shot is further away from behind, and we can now see Pharaon levitating in the air.
levitate Quotes
I envy you if you're able to sustain a uniform degree of interest throughout Ulysses.People are always saying they do. People also claim to be clairvoyant and to levitate.
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