levitate

Definition

To cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity.

Etymology

First attested in 1673; borrowed from New Latin levitātus, perfect passive participle of levitō (“to levitate; to have one's motion directed upward, as opposed to the downward motion induced by gravity”) (first attested c. 1670), modeled on gravitō (“to gravitate”) (← Latin gravis (“heavy”)), from levis (“light”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Example Sentences

• "The magician levitated the woman."
• "The guru claimed that he could levitate."