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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Cut to Nicholas Hoult’s Lex Luthor watching on and Milly Alcock’s Supergirl levitating into view.
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Jake Kanter, Deadline, 28 Mar. 2025
During the phenomenon, which previously had been witnessed by Apollo astronauts, moon dust particles appear to levitate around lunar sunset.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
The accompanying film poster features Grande levitating with rubble scattered on the ground beneath her.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2025
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Jake Kanter, Deadline, 28 Mar. 2025
During the phenomenon, which previously had been witnessed by Apollo astronauts, moon dust particles appear to levitate around lunar sunset.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
The accompanying film poster features Grande levitating with rubble scattered on the ground beneath her.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2025
The guitar bolts and sweeping synths beg you to imagine Carti as some kind of shadow boss, levitating in the sky like SpongeBob going Goofy Goober mode.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 19 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for levitate
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“Levitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/levitate. Accessed 9 Apr. 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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