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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Kirsten Acuna, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Restrictions on tanker traffic in this narrow passageway are largely to blame for levitating oil prices and the other economic reverberations being felt around the globe.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
So by using superconducting materials that can repel magnetic fields, the device can make magnets effectively levitate over superconductors.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Apr. 2026
While Lopez snapped photos inside the club, outside Doja Cat levitated over Wynn Golf Club on a hydraulic platform, performing several hits in a metallic spacesuit as drones buzzed overhead like flying saucers.
—Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 8 Mar. 2026
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“Levitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/levitate. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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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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