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grav⋅i⋅tate

  [grav-i-teyt]
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–verb (used without object), -tat⋅ed, -tat⋅ing.
1. to move or tend to move under the influence of gravitational force.
2. to tend toward the lowest level; sink; fall.
3. to have a natural tendency or be strongly attracted (usually fol. by to or toward): Musicians gravitate toward one another.
Origin:
1635–45; < NL gravitātus (ptp. of gravitāre). See gravity, -ate 1

Related forms:
grav⋅i⋅tat⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
3. incline, tend, lean, move.
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grav·i·tate   (grāv'ĭ-tāt')   
intr.v.   grav·i·tat·ed, grav·i·tat·ing, grav·i·tates
  1. To move in response to the force of gravity.
  2. To move downward.
  3. To be attracted by or as if by an irresistible force: "My excuse must be that all Celts gravitate towards each other" (Oscar Wilde).

[New Latin gravitāre, gravitāt-, from Latin gravitās, heaviness; see gravity.]
grav'i·tat'er n.
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Gravitate

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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : gravitate
Spanish: gravedad, seriedad,
German: der Ernst,
Japanese: 重大さ
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Main Entry: grav·i·tate
Pronunciation: 'grav-&-"tAt
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Forms: -tat·ed; -tat·ing
: to move under the influence of gravitation
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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