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Third Person
levitates
Present Participle
levitating
Past Tense
levitated
Past Participle
levitated
1
to make something rise and float in the air, without any physical support or contact
transitive
- Scientists claim they have developed a method to levitate small objects using sound waves.
- The magician is levitating his assistant unaided on the stage as part of his closing act.
- Maggie claims she can levitate small objects using only her mind.
2
to rise and float in air, as if by magic or without any physical support
- Witnesses reported seeing the man levitate a few feet above the ground before floating back down.
- In some religious ceremonies, participants report sensations of their bodies levitating above the ground.
- According to religious texts, certain saints were said to have levitated during periods of deep prayer.
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