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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

AVIATE

A "vi *ate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Aviated; p. pr. & vb. n. Aviating.]

 

Defn: To fly, or navigate the air, in an aëroplane or heavier-than- air flying machine. [Colloq. ]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

aviate

a vi ate |ˈāvēˌāt ˈeɪvieɪt | ▶verb pilot or fly in an airplane: [ with obj. ] : an aircraft that can be aviated without effort | [ no obj. ] : there are fewer opportunities to aviate in winter. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: back-formation from aviation .

 

Oxford Dictionary

aviate

aviate |ˈeɪvɪeɪt | ▶verb pilot or fly in an aircraft: [ with obj. ] : an aircraft that can be aviated without effort | [ no obj. ] : there are fewer opportunities to aviate in winter. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: back-formation from aviation .

 

French Dictionary

aviateur

aviateur aviatrice n. m. et f. nom masculin et féminin Personne qui pilote un avion.