GRAVITATE Definition & Meaning

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gravitate

[ grav-i-teyt ]

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verb (used without object)

gravitated, gravitating.

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.
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gravitate

/ ˈɡ��æ��ɪˌ�ٱ�ɪ�� /

verb

physics to move under the influence of gravity
usually foll byto or towards to be influenced or drawn, as by strong impulses
to sink or settle

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Derived Forms

ˈ��ˌ�ٲ��ٱ��, noun

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of gravitate¹

First recorded in 1635–45; from New Latin ��ٳܲ� (past participle of �� “to obey the laws of gravitation,” coined by Sir Isaac Newton ); gravity, -ate ¹

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I have to assume you two gravitated to each other because of your work ethics?

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“Now, we were in the ballgame, it wasn’t in another ballpark,” Cronin said, “but we were trying to get guys to gravitate toward what we were trying to build to get back into the tournament.”

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Some argue that those reforms created a situation where individuals, unable to sustain full-time work, gravitate towards more generous health-based welfare program.

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The actor, who hails from Merseyside, England, often gravitates to characters with a sense of grit, even in bigger blockbusters like “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” and “Venom: Let There Be Carnage.”

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Rebecca tended to gravitate in relationships toward “wounded birds,” Winter said, adding that Yolanda’s troubled history probably drew her in even more.

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