gravitate

grav·i·tate  (grv-tt)

intr.v. grav·i·tat·ed, grav·i·tat·ing, grav·i·tates

1. To move in response to the force of gravity.

2. To move downward.

3. To be attracted by or as if by an irresistible force: "My excuse must be that all Celts gravitate towards each other" (Oscar Wilde).

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[New Latin gravitre, gravitt-, from Latin gravits, heaviness; see gravity.]

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gravi·tater n.

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gravitate

Verb

[-tating, -tated]

1. gravitate towards to be attracted or influenced by: the mathematically inclined often gravitate towards computers

2. Physics to move under the influence of gravity

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	gravitate - move toward; "The conversation gravitated towards politics" be given, incline, tend, lean, run - have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined; "She tends to be nervous before her lectures"; "These dresses run small"; "He inclined to corpulence"
	2.	gravitate - be attracted to; "Boys gravitate towards girls at that age" be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
	3.	gravitate - move due to the pull of gravitation; "The stars gravitate towards each other" move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"

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gravitate

verb (with to or towards) be drawn, move, tend, lean, be pulled, incline, be attracted, be influenced

Translations

gravitate [ˈgrævɪteɪt] vi → gravitar

gravitate [ˈgrævɪteɪt] vi → graviter

gravitate [ˈgrævɪteɪt] vi to gravitate towards → angezogen werden von

gravitate [ˈgrævɪteɪt] vi → gravitare