aviate v 1: operate an airplane; "The pilot flew to Cuba" [syn: {fly}, {aviate}, {pilot}]
aviate \aviate\ v. t. & i. 1. fly an airplane. Syn: fly, pilot. [WordNet 1.5]
Aviate \A"vi*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Aviated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Aviating}.] To fly, or navigate the air, in an a["e]roplane or heavier-than-air flying machine. [Colloq.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]