aviate

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/ˈeɪvieɪt/

verb

To operate an aircraft.

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flypilot
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Meanings

verbaviate (third-person singular simple present aviates, present participle aviating, simple past and past participle aviated)

present singular third person aviates · participle present aviating · participle past aviated · past aviated

  1. To operate an aircraft.

    Synonyms: fly, pilot

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo operate an aircraft.

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flypilot

More synonyms by meaning

verboperate an airplane

Similar
flypilot
Broader
operatecontrol
Also see
flypilot

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Back-formation from aviator. By surface analysis, avi- + -ate.

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APA

aviate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aviate

MLA

“aviate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aviate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aviate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aviate.

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