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verb
- 1. move towards or be attracted to a person or thing: "young western Europeans will gravitate to Berlin"
- 2. move, or tend to move, towards a centre of gravity or other attractive force: "the electron does not gravitate towards the nucleus"
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Gravitate means to be attracted to or move toward something. See how to use this verb in different contexts and sentences from the Cambridge English Corpus and the Hansard archive.
Learn the origin, usage, and synonyms of the verb gravitate, which means to move under the influence of gravitation or to be attracted to something. See examples of gravitate in sentences and related words.
Gravitate definition: to move or tend to move under the influence of gravitational force.. See examples of GRAVITATE used in a sentence.
Learn the meaning of gravitate, a verb that means to be attracted to or move toward something. See how to use it in sentences and how to pronounce it.
Definition of gravitate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Learn the meaning of gravitate, a verb that can mean moving toward something or being attracted to something. Find out the origin, usage, and examples of gravitate and related words.
Learn the meaning of gravitate, a verb that means to move or tend under the influence of gravity or other factors. Find synonyms, pronunciation, word frequency, and usage examples from various sources.
Origin of gravitate 1 First recorded in 1635–45; from New Latin gravitātus (past participle of gravitāre “to obey the laws of gravitation,” coined by Sir Isaac Newton ); gravity , -ate 1
a. To move toward someone or something: The students gravitated toward the lunch room just before noon. b. To be attracted toward something or someone perceived as congenial, desirable, or useful: People gravitate toward websites that share their views. [New Latin gravitāre, gravitāt-, from Latin gravitās, heaviness; see gravity .] grav′i·tat′er n.
Define gravitate: to move or tend to move to or toward someone or something—usage, synonyms, more.
