elevate vs levitate

elevate and levitate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
elevate	No	No	Yes	No
levitate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, levitate is a hyponym of elevate; that is, levitate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than elevate:

elevate (verb)	levitate (verb)
raise in rank or condition	be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity
raise from a lower to a higher position	cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity
give a promotion to or assign to a higher position