English verb: levitate | |||
1. | levitate (motion) cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity | ||
Samples | The magician levitated the woman. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bring up, elevate, get up, lift, raise | ||
Verb group | hover, levitate | ||
2. | levitate (motion) be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity | ||
Samples | The guru claimed that he could levitate. | ||
Synonyms | hover | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
Entail | arise, come up, go up, lift, move up, rise, uprise | ||
Verb group | levitate | ||