levitate
verb (used without object)
to rise or float in the air, especially as a result of a supernatural power that overcomes gravity.
levitated
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past participleof levitate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof levitate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
levitateverb (used without object)to rise or float in the air, especially as a result of a supernatural power that overcomes gravity.
Example Sentences
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There was the time — actually, it happened twice — when her character, Dr. Marlena Evans, was famously possessed by the devil and even levitated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
During tests, eggs released one after another with minimal effort; with a bit of oil, they practically levitated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
Interest in AI has levitated shares of Nvidia, Broadcom, and their ilk, but also stoked fresh fears of an AI bubble.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2025
Above the racetrack, a handful of ytterbium ions are trapped and levitated by a train of electrical, radiofrequency, and laser pulses.
From Science Magazine ● May 30, 2024
They are levitated to another sealed box in Houston, to wait out their days in quarantine, while inoculated animals and tissues cultures are squinted at for omens.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
