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Gravitate

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

verb-intransitive. To move in response to the force of gravity.

verb-intransitive. To move downward.

verb-intransitive. To be attracted by or as if by an irresistible force: "My excuse must be that all Celts gravitate towards each other” ( Oscar Wilde).

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

v. To move under the force of gravity.

v. (figuratively) To tend or drift towards someone or something, as though being pulled by gravity.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

verb-intransitive. 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.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

To be affected by gravitation; yield to the force of gravity; tend toward the lowest level attainable, as a rock loosened from a mountain.

Hence To be strongly attracted; have a natural tendency toward a certain point or object.

To allow to fall or move downward under the action of gravitation; manipulate (as gravel, in diamond-mining) so that the heavier portions sink to the bottom.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

v. move toward

v. move due to the pull of gravitation

v. be attracted to

Word Usage

"That's just what people kind of gravitate towards."

Verb Form

gravitated gravitates gravitating

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

lean be given tend run incline

Cross Reference

gravity correction gravity chronoscope standard gravity specific-gravity balance

Form

gravitated gravitating

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

descend tend

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

conclusio demonstrandum quaque dissensio illustris