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to gravitate

to gravitate

3 5.3
To move toward something because of gravity
  • verb
  • /ˈɡrævɪˌteɪt/
translation icon : gravitar
  • Then you’d be its center of gravity, while others would gravitate naturally towards you.

An atom is made of a nucleus and some electrons that gravitate around it.

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Examples

  • The medical community in Memphis has gravitated together in a six-block area between Union and Madison.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • But plazas are are in the middle of things, which is why crowds also gravitate to Trafalgar Square in London or the Plaza del Campo in Siena.

  • I mean a man and a woman, they gravitate to each other and sometimes dramatically.

  • But I quickly gravitated to the computer for typesetting.

    Blog text (23)

  • People often gravitate towards friends who share their interests and values.

  • As the storm approached, the dark clouds seemed to gravitate closer to the mountains.

  • Children frequently gravitate to bright and colorful toys in the playroom.

How Attracted

to attract
991 1.9
to gravitate
3 5.3
to draw
944 2.1

Surface Forms

gravitate infinitive
gravitated past
gravitated past participle
gravitating present participle
gravitates third person singular

Morphology

gravitate = gravity (transparent) = grav + ate

Verb formed by productive suffix '-ate' from 'gravity' and the meaning directly corresponds to physical attraction by gravity.

Etymology

Gravitate comes from the old Latin root gravis, which means 'heavy', and it is the same root as gravity. So to gravitate in the physical sense is to be 'pulled' toward something, like heavy objects moving together under a pull.