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I meditate and do yoga. I sit cross-legged and try not to levitate too much.
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Meaning of "levitate" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LEVITATE

From Latin levis light + -tate, as in gravitate.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LEVITATE

levitate  [ˈlɛvɪˌteɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LEVITATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Levitate is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb levitate in English.

WHAT DOES LEVITATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

levitate

Levitation

Levitation is the process by which an object is suspended by a physical force against gravity, in a stable position without solid physical contact. A number of different techniques have been developed to levitate matter, including the aerodynamic, magnetic, acoustic, electromagnetic, electrostatic, gas film, and optical levitation methods.

Definition of levitate in the English dictionary

The definition of levitate in the dictionary is to rise or cause to rise and float in the air, without visible agency, attributed, esp formerly, to supernatural causes. Other definition of levitate is to support on a cushion of air in the treatment of severe burns.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO LEVITATE

PRESENT

Present
I levitate
you levitate
he/she/it levitates
we levitate
you levitate
they levitate
Present continuous
I am levitating
you are levitating
he/she/it is levitating
we are levitating
you are levitating
they are levitating
Present perfect
I have levitated
you have levitated
he/she/it has levitated
we have levitated
you have levitated
they have levitated
Present perfect continuous
I have been levitating
you have been levitating
he/she/it has been levitating
we have been levitating
you have been levitating
they have been levitating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I levitated
you levitated
he/she/it levitated
we levitated
you levitated
they levitated
Past continuous
I was levitating
you were levitating
he/she/it was levitating
we were levitating
you were levitating
they were levitating
Past perfect
I had levitated
you had levitated
he/she/it had levitated
we had levitated
you had levitated
they had levitated
Past perfect continuous
I had been levitating
you had been levitating
he/she/it had been levitating
we had been levitating
you had been levitating
they had been levitating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will levitate
you will levitate
he/she/it will levitate
we will levitate
you will levitate
they will levitate
Future continuous
I will be levitating
you will be levitating
he/she/it will be levitating
we will be levitating
you will be levitating
they will be levitating
Future perfect
I will have levitated
you will have levitated
he/she/it will have levitated
we will have levitated
you will have levitated
they will have levitated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been levitating
you will have been levitating
he/she/it will have been levitating
we will have been levitating
you will have been levitating
they will have been levitating
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would levitate
you would levitate
he/she/it would levitate
we would levitate
you would levitate
they would levitate
Conditional continuous
I would be levitating
you would be levitating
he/she/it would be levitating
we would be levitating
you would be levitating
they would be levitating
Conditional perfect
I would have levitate
you would have levitate
he/she/it would have levitate
we would have levitate
you would have levitate
they would have levitate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been levitating
you would have been levitating
he/she/it would have been levitating
we would have been levitating
you would have been levitating
they would have been levitating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you levitate
we let´s levitate
you levitate
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to levitate
Past participle
levitated
Present Participle
levitating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LEVITATE


acetate
ˈæsɪˌteɪt
agitate
ˈædʒɪˌteɪt
capacitate
kəˈpæsɪˌteɪt
capitate
ˈkæpɪˌteɪt
cogitate
ˈkɒdʒɪˌteɪt
debilitate
dɪˈbɪlɪˌteɪt
decapitate
dɪˈkæpɪˌteɪt
digitate
ˈdɪdʒɪˌteɪt
facilitate
fəˈsɪlɪˌteɪt
gravitate
ˈɡrævɪˌteɪt
hesitate
ˈhɛzɪˌteɪt
imitate
ˈɪmɪˌteɪt
irritate
ˈɪrɪˌteɪt
meditate
ˈmɛdɪˌteɪt
necessitate
nɪˈsɛsɪˌteɪt
palmitate
ˈpælmɪˌteɪt
precipitate
prɪˈsɪpɪˌteɪt
rehabilitate
ˌriːəˈbɪlɪˌteɪt
resuscitate
rɪˈsʌsɪˌteɪt
triacetate
traɪˈæsɪˌteɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LEVITATE

levied
levier
levies
levigable
levigate
levigation
levin
levirate
leviratic
leviratical
leviration
levitation
levitational
levitator
Levite
Levitic
Levitical
Leviticus
levities
levity

WORDS THAT END LIKE LEVITATE

cavitate
cryoprecipitate
delimitate
estate
excogitate
expeditate
felicitate
habilitate
incapacitate
infinitate
interdigitate
militate
multidigitate
nobilitate
oscitate
palpitate
premeditate
quantitate
regurgitate
stipitate
suscitate

Synonyms and antonyms of levitate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «levitate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LEVITATE

Find out the translation of levitate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of levitate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «levitate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

浮在空中
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

levitar
570 millions of speakers

English

levitate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उड़ जाना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حلق في الهواء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

левитировать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

levitar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভাসান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

s´élever par lévitation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Levitate
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schweben
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

宙に浮かぶ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

공중부양하다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Levitate
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bay lên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Levitate
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वावटळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

havada durmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

levitare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lewitować
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

левитировать
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

leviteze
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

levitate
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

zweven
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sväva
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sveve
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of levitate

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LEVITATE»

The term «levitate» is regularly used and occupies the 67.258 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LEVITATE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «levitate» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «levitate» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about levitate

EXAMPLES

2 QUOTES WITH «LEVITATE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word levitate.
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Jeremy Brett
I meditate and do yoga. I sit cross-legged and try not to levitate too much.
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Rupert Grint
I'd like to levitate.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LEVITATE»

Discover the use of levitate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to levitate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Levitate the Primate
Michael Thomsen. It's easy to romanticize the idea of having children, especially with all the patriarchal weight of culture and tradition. The strength of that romantic ideal can push people in a relationship to get even closer, especially after a ...
Michael Thomsen, 2012
2
The Stranger Within Your Gates: Converts and Conversion in ...
levitate telationship." The text implies that the status of the patents at the moment of the males' conception was the ctucial factot in detetmining the Istaelite status of the childten fot the putposes of the levitate telationships. In the fitst case, the ...
Gary G. Porton, 1994
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Levitate
A unique collaboration between visual artist and poet, who are also mother and daughter, as the third voice of poet-translator re-figures the words.
Judian James, Phyllis Stowell, Pacia Sallomi, 2007
4
Sneaky Science Tricks: Perform Sneaky Mind-Over-Matter, ...
Each nifty project in the book comes complete with detailed, easy-to-follow instructions and illustrations that fully demonstrate the step-by-step process, making Sneaky Science Tricks an ideal guidebook for sneaky scientists of all ages.
Tymony, Cy, 2010
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Imperium Chronicles RPG Basic Rules v1.1.1
Prerequisites: Levitate Self, Psionic 16. Casting Time: 1 round. Recast: Unlimited. Duration: Indefinite (until dispelled by the caster or negated by an opponent). Benefit: The character can lift himself and up to 5 other party members (plus 50 kg ...
William Mitchell
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Imperium Chronicles Role Playing Game Basic Rules
Prerequisites: Levitate Self, Psionic 16. Casting Time: 1 round. Recast: Unlimited. Duration: Indefinite (until dispelled by the caster or negated by an opponent). Benefit: The character can lift himself and up to 5 other party members (plus 50 kg ...
William Mitchell
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On the Desire to Levitate: Poems
On the Desire to Levitate is the first collection of poems by Alison Powell. This striking collection includes vivid, unflinching meditations on aging, mythology, poetry, and family.
Alison Powell, 2014
8
The Family and Democractic Society
Tylor found the levitate in a third of all primitive tribes known to him, and Lowie [ 1925, 33] says that later investigation makes it more frequent than that. The levitate is a pattern in which a man's wife is taken over, upon his death, by the man's ...
Joseph K. Folsom, 2013
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BEING, the Radiant Force Within
all of the command words at our beck and call, I would choose these two: sleep and levitate. We know about sleep now, but what about levitate? Going back to Merriam Webster, we find that the word levitate is on the same page as lexicology , ...
Nathan Mathewson Shippee, 2010
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The Greenpeace to Amchitka: An Environmental Odyssey
We all stand out on deck and strain to levitate the boat. Slowly, slowly, Cormack pushes the Greenpeace into the channel, eye cocked on the depth sounder, saying, "Got about one fathom clear on the bottom, nope, now she's down to nuttin', ...
Robert Hunter, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LEVITATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term levitate is used in the context of the following news items.
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Cricket fans get chance to watch new five-day game — golf - FT.com
He was ambling towards safety when Johnson fielded and threw — but, trying to avoid being hit himself, opted to levitate rather than ground his ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
2
Reading Fringe Festival: Programme for Sunday, July 19 - Get …
SESKA will saw mums in half, lay a golden egg, levitate a baby and make a magic bogey cake. Watch this children's magic show in Watlington ... «getreading, Jul 15»
3
COLUMN: Like sands through the hourglass, so were those Days …
Suddenly these girls freaked when Marlena's body began to levitate above her bed. Of all of the wild storylines over the years, this was the ... «SCNow, Jul 15»
4
Paper Towns review: Magnetic attraction leads to an unknown world
A slow dance almost makes him levitate. Played wrong and the film, capably directed by Jake Schreier (Robot & Frank), would collapse. But the ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
5
Welcome to Night Vale Recap: Episode 4, "PTA Meeting"
The figure's only response is to emit an overwhelming static-y sound and then begin to levitate. Cecil wisely decides that he'd better not pursue ... «The Mary Sue, Jul 15»
6
Star Wars: 13 reasons why Return of the Jedi is the greatest Star …
Or the fact that until Luke used the Force to levitate Threepio they were going to cook Han Solo alive. No wonder they got two TV films and an ... «Metro, Jul 15»
7
Trust Becoming a Serious Problem for Hillary, Polls Show - Breitbart
On the one hand, the growing support for Sanders is the most absurd thing in American politics since Abby Hoffman tried to levitate the ... «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
8
Science in action at "Young Scholars" camp
... a sunflower; contracting air to deflate a balloon; blowing the lid off a film canister; and activating a superconductor to levitate a small magnet. «Bloomington Pantagraph, Jul 15»
9
'The Sims 4′ Enables Sims to be Zen with Release of 'Spa Day …
... will be more equipped to hold better yoga poses, be a well-skilled masseuse, and even have the ability to levitate and eventually teleport. «Master Herald, Jul 15»
10
Lexus hoverboard video revealed but we STILL don't see anyone …
On a promotional site for the board, Lexus said it uses 'liquid nitrogen cooled superconductors and permanent mangets,' to levitate, which may ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

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