levitate
verb (used without object)
to rise or float in the air, especially as a result of a supernatural power that overcomes gravity.
levitates
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present tense formof levitate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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That said, when Michael Keaton shows up, the movie virtually levitates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The South Korean researchers provided a video of what they say is LK-99 exhibiting the Meissner effect, but superconductors aren’t the only things that float above magnets—graphite, for example, also levitates.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 27, 2023
Off superstar producer Metro Boomin’s “Heroes and Villains” album, “Superhero” sounds like scenes in superhero movies where either the main character or villain gains their powers and levitates in the air for a few seconds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2023
As he is dying, he levitates, at last free from the monstrous burden of flesh.
From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2023
Tano almost loses his balance, and he levitates in the air to steady himself.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
