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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One night in 1953, Van Tassel reported being awakened by a being from Venus who levitated him aboard a spacecraft and gave him a formula to build an antigravity time machine that could inhibit aging.
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Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2024
As a film studio, Paramount again levitates in limbo land.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 13 June 2024
Tyla levitated up the 2024 Met Gala steps thanks to a few helping hands.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024
The guard dashed past the arc and levitated for a jumper on the elbow with lengthy defender Kelly Oubre Jr. over him.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2024
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Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2024
As a film studio, Paramount again levitates in limbo land.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 13 June 2024
Tyla levitated up the 2024 Met Gala steps thanks to a few helping hands.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024
The guard dashed past the arc and levitated for a jumper on the elbow with lengthy defender Kelly Oubre Jr. over him.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2024
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“Levitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/levitate. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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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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