Meaning & use
levitate
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To rise or float in the air, especially through a means that seems to defy gravity.
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The magician appeared to levitate several feet above the stage.
Believers claim the mystic could levitate during deep meditation.
A note on using this word
Often associated with magic tricks, mysticism, or physics demonstrations (such as magnetic levitation), rather than ordinary flight.
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