About The Word Gravitate
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Gravitate
| Gravitate Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Gravitate?
[v] move due to the pull of gravitation; "The stars gravitate towards each other"
[v] be attracted to; "Boys gravitate towards girls at that age" [v] move toward; "The conversation gravitated towards politics" Synonyms | Synonyms for Gravitate: Related Terms | Find terms related to Gravitate: bend to | bias | cascade | cataract | collapse | come down | conduce | contribute | crash | descend | dip down | dispose | down | drop | drop down | drop off | fall | fall down | fall off | go | go down | go downhill | have a tendency | head | incline | lead | lean | look to | lose altitude | parachute | pitch | plummet | plunge | point | point to | pounce | pour down | precipitate | rain | redound to | serve | set | set toward | settle | show a tendency | sink | stoop | subside | swoop | tend | tend to go | trend | trend downward | turn | verge | warp | work toward See Also | be | be given | incline | lean | move | run | tend Gravitate In Webster's Dictionary \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.
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