v. [f. L. volitāt-, ppl. stem of volitāre, freq. of volāre to fly.]
1. intr. (See quots.) ? Obs.
1623. Cockeram, I. Volitate, still to wander or flie vp and downe.
1656. Blount, Glossogr., Volitate, to flie often, to run in and out, or to and fro often.
2. To fly with a fluttering motion.
1866. J. B. Rose, trans. Virg. Ecl. & Georg., 67. Then straws and leaves will volitate in air.
1890. Illustr. Lond. News, 26 July, 120/2. When a few weeks old they take wing, and if from an acclivity volitate down hill for a short distance.
