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   Grav·i·tate

   /ˈɡravəˌtāt/

   

   verb

   • 1. move toward or be attracted to a place, person, or thing: "they gravitated to the Catholic faith in their hour of need"
   • ▪ move, or tend to move, toward a center of gravity or other attractive force.
   • ▪ descend or sink by the force of gravity.

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from modern Latin gravitat-, from the verb gravitare, from Latin gravitas ‘weight’.

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   What does gravitate mean?

   • gravitate (third-person singular simple present gravitates, present participle gravitating, simple past and past participle gravitated) ( intransitive, astrophysics) To move under the force of gravity . ( intransitive, figuratively) To tend or drift towards someone or something, as though being pulled by gravity .

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   What does gravitational mean?

   • 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. It’s a lot of fun to refer to your special someone by a nickname or pet name.

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   What is the synonym of gravitate?

   • Synonyms and Near Synonyms of gravitate. incline (toward), tend (to) care (for), favor, lean (toward or towards), like, prefer. adore, cotton (to), delight (in), dig, enjoy, fancy, groove (on), relish, revel (in) choose, cull, handpick, name, pick, select, single (out), take.

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   What does gravitation mean in astrology?

   • ( intransitive, astrophysics) To move under the force of gravity . ( intransitive, figuratively) To tend or drift towards someone or something, as though being pulled by gravity . Children naturally gravitate to such a big, friendly man. The guests slowly gravitated to the kitchen.

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   1. : to move or tend to move to or toward someone or something. The guests gravitated toward the far side of the room. The conversation gravitated to/toward politics. 2. : to be attracted to or toward something or someone. Voters have started gravitating to him as a possible candidate. Many young people now gravitate toward careers in the ...

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   Feb 2, 2024 · gravitate (third-person singular simple present gravitates, present participle gravitating, simple past and past participle gravitated) ( intransitive, astrophysics) To move under the force of gravity . ( intransitive, figuratively) To tend or drift towards someone or something, as though being pulled by gravity .