Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb levitate

2 senses of levitate

Sense 1
levitate -- (cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity; "The magician levitated the woman")
       => raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up -- (raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load")

Sense 2
levitate, hover -- (be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity; "The guru claimed that he could levitate")