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/ay"vee ayt', av"ee-/, v.t., v.i., aviated, aviating.to fly or fly in an aircraft.[1885-90; back formation from AVIATION]
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aviate — v. t. & i. 1. fly an airplane. Syn: fly, pilot. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Aviate — A vi*ate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Aviated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Aviating}.] To fly, or navigate the air, in an a[ e]roplane or heavier than air flying machine. [Colloq.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
aviate — intransitive verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: back formation from aviation Date: 1887 to navigate the air (as in an airplane) … New Collegiate Dictionary
aviate — verb To operate an aircraft. Syn: fly, pilot … Wiktionary
aviate — a·vi·ate || eɪvɪeɪt v. fly in an aircraft … English contemporary dictionary
aviate — avi·ate … English syllables
aviate — a•vi•ate [[t]ˈeɪ viˌeɪt, ˈæv i [/t]] v. i. at•ed, at•ing aer. to fly or fly in an aircraft • Etymology: 1885–90; back formation from aviation … From formal English to slang
aviate — v. 1 intr. fly in an aeroplane. 2 tr. pilot (an aeroplane). Etymology: back form. f. AVIATION … Useful english dictionary
Aviated — Aviate A vi*ate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Aviated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Aviating}.] To fly, or navigate the air, in an a[ e]roplane or heavier than air flying machine. [Colloq.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Aviating — Aviate A vi*ate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Aviated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Aviating}.] To fly, or navigate the air, in an a[ e]roplane or heavier than air flying machine. [Colloq.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
