gravitate

[ grav-i-teyt ]

/ ˈgræv ɪˌteɪt /

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verb (used without object), grav·i·tat·ed, grav·i·tat·ing.

to move or tend to move under the influence of gravitational force.

to tend toward the lowest level; sink; fall.

to have a natural tendency or be strongly attracted (usually followed by to or toward): Musicians gravitate toward one another.

Words nearby gravitate

graving piece, graviperception, gravireceptor, gravisphere, gravitas, gravitate, gravitation, gravitational, gravitational collapse, gravitational constant, gravitational field

Origin of gravitate

First recorded in 1635–45, gravitate is from the New Latin word gravitātus (past participle of gravitāre). See gravity, -ate¹

SYNONYMS FOR gravitate

3 incline, tend, lean, move.

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OTHER WORDS FROM gravitate

grav·i·tat·er, nounsu·per·grav·i·tate, verb (used without object), su·per·grav·i·tat·ed, su·per·grav·i·tat·ing.un·grav·i·tat·ing, adjective

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Examples from the Web for gravitate

I kind of felt at that time—because I gravitate towards these types of movies—that I have some similarities with Woody Allen.
Billy Bob Thornton’s Favorite (Dysfunctional) Family Films|Billy Bob Thornton|September 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Which makes me gravitate towards a more parsimonious explanation: all economists are, definitionally, very good at college.
Why Do Economists Urge College, But Not Marriage?|Megan McArdle|March 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Whether people are on the move in their own countries or across borders, they gravitate toward big cities.
The Forgotten Lives of Refugees|Christopher Dickey|June 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Most of their supporters might gravitate to Gingrich, giving him a fighting chance in Florida and beyond.
Newt's Surprising S.C. Strength|Howard Kurtz|January 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST

And gravitate toward noble entities you spy behind froggy appearances.
The Stars Predict Your Week|Starsky + Cox|October 15, 2011|DAILY BEAST
It is also conceivable that bodies might gravitate differently at different temperatures.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4|Various
Make this small enough, and it will virtually cease to gravitate, and will unconditionally obey the impulse to recession.
A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century|Agnes M. (Agnes Mary) Clerke
They gravitate together, and often marry each other, and are very happy.
Mystery at Geneva|Rose Macaulay
Unlike man, who is incessantly called back to earth, they seem to gravitate above.
The Bird|Jules Michelet
A great genius, sun-like, compels lesser suns to gravitate with and to him; and this is subversive of originality.
The Germ|Various

British Dictionary definitions for gravitate

gravitate

/ (ˈɡrævɪˌteɪt) /

verb (intr)

physics to move under the influence of gravity

(usually foll by to or towards) to be influenced or drawn, as by strong impulses

to sink or settle

Derived forms of gravitate

gravitater, noun

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gravitate

verb (used without object), grav·i·tat·ed, grav·i·tat·ing.

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Origin of gravitate

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Examples from the Web for gravitate

British Dictionary definitions for gravitate

verb (intr)

Derived forms of gravitate