levitate
verb
lev·i·tate
ˈle-və-ˌtāt 
levitated; levitating
: to rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation
: to cause to levitate
Examples of levitate in a Sentence
The woman levitated above the stage.
The magician claimed he could levitate a car.
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Jessica Dulong, CNN, 15 Feb. 2025
Inside would be a small sheet of graphite weighing about 1 gram (0.04 oz), which is being levitated using a magnetic trap.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 12 Feb. 2025
Another investigated how Moon dust gets electrically charged and levitated when exposed to ultraviolet light.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 7 Feb. 2025
Flying High Bruce Weber, a frequent guest at the hotel during the 1990s, photographed one of his models levitating in Room 34.
—Benjamin Svetkey, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Levitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/levitate. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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levitate
verb
lev·i·tate
ˈlev-ə-ˌtāt
: to rise or cause to rise in the air in seeming defiance of gravity
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