gravitating

[grav-i-teyt]

verb (used without object), -tat·ed, -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:
1635–45; < Neo-Latin gravitātus (past participle of gravitāre). See gravity, -ate¹

Related forms

grav·i·tat·er, noun

su·per·grav·i·tate, verb (used without object), -tat·ed, -tat·ing.

un·grav·i·tat·ing, adjective

Synonyms
3. incline, tend, lean, move.

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