levitated

Variant of levitate

levitate definition

levi·tate (lev′ə tāt′)

transitive verb levitated -·tat′ed, levitating -·tat′·ing

to cause to rise and float in the air

Etymology: < L levis, light by analogy with gravitate

intransitive verb

to rise and float in the air because of, or as if because of, lightness and buoyancy

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