"aviate" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈeɪvieɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-aviate.wav [Southern-England] Forms: aviates [present, singular, third-person], aviating [participle, present], aviated [participle, past], aviated [past]
Etymology: Back-formation from aviator. Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|aviator}} Back-formation from aviator Head templates: {{en-verb}} aviate (third-person singular simple present aviates, present participle aviating, simple past and past participle aviated)
  1. To operate an aircraft. Categories (topical): Aviation Synonyms: fly, pilot Derived forms: aviate, navigate, communicate

Inflected forms

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