different between levitate vs evitate

English

Etymology

Latin lev? (“I elevate, I lift up”), from levis (“light”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?l?v?te?t/

Verb

levitate (third-person singular simple present levitates, present participle levitating, simple past and past participle levitated)

1. (transitive) To cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity.

   The magician levitated the woman.

2. (intransitive) To be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity.

   The guru claimed that he could levitate.

Related terms

• levitation

Translations

Italian

Verb

levitate

1. second-person plural present of levitare
2. second-person plural imperative of levitare

Anagrams

• elettiva

Latin

Noun

levit?te

1. ablative singular of levit?s

English

Etymology

Latin evitatus, past participle of evitare (“to shun”); e (“out”) + vitare (“to shun”).

Verb

evitate (third-person singular simple present evitates, present participle evitating, simple past and past participle evitated)

1. (obsolete) To shun; to avoid.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:avoid

Anagrams

• aviette

Esperanto

Adverb

evitate

1. present adverbial passive participle of eviti

Italian

Verb

evitate

1. second-person plural present indicative of evitare
2. second-person plural imperative of evitare
3. feminine plural of evitato

Anagrams

• vietate

Latin

Verb

?v?t?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of ?v?t?