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.

Origin of gravitate

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

OTHER WORDS FROM gravitate

grav·i·tat·er, noun su·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

Words nearby gravitate

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

Words related to gravitating

drift, lean, incline, tend, move, drop, settle, descend, precipitate, approach, sink

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British Dictionary definitions for gravitating

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