Meaning of GRAVITATE
| Pronunciation: | | 'gravi`teyt
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- [v] move due to the pull of gravitation; "The stars gravitate towards each other"
- [v] be attracted to; "Boys gravitate towards girls at that age"
- [v] move toward; "The conversation gravitated towards politics"
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| | See Also: | | be, be given, incline, lean, move, run, tend | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Grav"i*tate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gravitated}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Gravitating}.] [Cf. F. graviter. See
{Gravity.}]
To obey the law of gravitation; to exert a force Or pressure,
or tend to move, under the influence of gravitation; to tend
in any direction or toward any object.
Why does this apple fall to the ground? Because all
bodies gravitate toward each other. --Sir W.
Hamilton.
Politicians who naturally gravitate towards the
stronger party. --Macaulay.
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| | Related Terms: | | bend to, bias, cascade, cataract, collapse, come down, conduce, contribute, crash, descend, dip down, dispose, down, drop, drop down, drop off, fall, fall down, fall off, go, go down, go downhill, have a tendency, head, incline, lead, lean, look to, lose altitude, parachute, pitch, plummet, plunge, point, point to, pounce, pour down, precipitate, rain, redound to, serve, set, set toward, settle, show a tendency, sink, stoop, subside, swoop, tend, tend to go, trend, trend downward, turn, verge, warp, work toward |
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