Thesaurus: levitate

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1. v. i. To rise, or tend to rise, as if lighter than the surrounding medium; to become buoyant; -- opposed to gravitate.
2. v. t. To make buoyant; to cause to float in the air; as, to levitate a table.
3. v. cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity
4. v. be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity
5. To rise, or tend to rise, as if lighter than the surrounding medium; to become buoyant; -- opposed to gravitate. Sir. J. Herschel. To make buoyant; to cause to float in the air; as, to levitate a table. [Cant]
6. To rise, or tend to rise, as if lighter than the surroundingmedium; to become buoyant; -- opposed to gravitate. Sir. J. Herschel.
7. v:100 v. cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity v. be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity