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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary lev·i·tate (-tat·ed ; -tat·ing) ETYMOLOGY levity DATE 1673 intransitive verb : to rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation transitive verb : to cause to levitate English Etymology levitate 1670s, "to rise by virtue of lightness," from L. levitas "lightness," patterned in English on gravitate. Sense of "raise (a person) into the air" is mainly from spiritualism (1870s). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 levitate levi·tate / 5leviteit / verb[V VN] to rise and float in the air with no physical support, especially by means of magic or by using special mental powers; to make sth rise in this way (尤指用魔力或特别的精神力量)升空,空中飘浮,使升空,使飘浮 • levi·ta·tion / 7levi5teiFn / noun [U] Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged lev·i·tate \ˈlevəˌtāt\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: levity + -ate intransitive verb : to rise or float in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation (as objects at a spiritualistic seance) transitive verb : to lift, suspend, or cause to move in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation < levitating being the term used by spiritualistic mediums for causing chairs and tables to rise into the air without apparent motivation — Alva Johnston > < we are levitated between acceptance and disbelief — Sean O'Faolain > Synonyms: see rise |
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