levitate
verb (used without object)
to rise or float in the air, especially as a result of a supernatural power that overcomes gravity.
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
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And if the secret belonged to the United States, the young man would never have levitated to avoid police at the greater risk of tipping off anyone who saw that such things could be done.
From Pursuit by Lester Del Rey