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Word entry · 8 letters

levitate

Best crossword clue

"Rise as if weightless"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈlɛvɪteɪt/Part of speech verbSorted aeeilttvStarts with LEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity

Word origin

First attested in 1673; borrowed from New Latin levitātus, perfect passive participle of levitō (“to levitate; to have one's motion directed upward, as opposed to the downward motion induced by gravity”) (first attested c. 1670), modeled on gravitō (“to gravitate”) (← Latin gravis (“heavy”)), from levis (“light”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Used in a sentence

  • The magician levitated the woman.
  • The guru claimed that he could levitate.

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