Lev″i‐tate (lĕv″ĭ‐tāt), v. i. [L. levitas, -atis, lightness. See Levity.] To rise, or tend to rise, as if lighter than the surrounding medium; to become buoyant; — opposed to gravitate. Sir. J. Herschel.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.