flotate

Verb

(nonstandard and non-native speakers' English) To float.

Japanese Meaning

浮く / 漂う / 浮遊する

After the storm, colorful lanterns began to flotate down the river, lighting a path through the darkness.

嵐の後、色とりどりの提灯が川に浮かび始め、暗闇の中に道を照らした。

Sense（1）

(nonstandard and non-native speakers' English) To float.

Clouds do not flotate, they stay.

flotates

（ present singular third-person ）

flotating

（ participle present ）

flotated

（ participle past ）

flotated

（ past ）