gravitate (redirected from gravitater)

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 [ˈgrævɪˌteɪt]

vb (intr)

1. (Physics / General Physics) Physics to move under the influence of gravity

2. (usually foll by to or towards) to be influenced or drawn, as by strong impulses

3. to sink or settle

gravitater  n

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 Traditionally young Asians in Britain have gravitated towards medicine, law and engineering.

Translations

gravitate [ˈgrævɪteɪt] VI → gravitar
to gravitate towards (fig) (= be drawn to) → tender hacia; (= move) → dirigirse hacia

gravitate [ˈgrævɪteɪt] vi → graviter
to gravitate towards sb/sth (= be attracted by) → être attiré(e) par qn/qch

gravitate

vi (lit) → gravitieren (form) → (to(wards) zu, auf +acc), → angezogen werden (to(wards) von); (fig) → hingezogen werden (to(wards) zu), angezogen werden (to(wards) von)

gravitate [ˈgrævɪˌteɪt] vi (fig) to gravitate (towards) → gravitare (verso)

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gravitate [ˈgrævɪˌteɪt] vi (fig) to gravitate (towards) → gravitare (verso)