gravitate

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gravitate

/ˈɡɹævɪteɪt/

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Borrowed from New Latin gravitāt-, past participial stem of gravitō.

verb gravitates · gravitating · gravitated

intransitive To move under the force of gravity. Theſe, who have nature's ſteps with care purſued, That matter is with active force endued, That all its parts magnetic power exert, And to each other gravitate, aſſert.
figuratively, intransitive To tend or drift towards someone or something, as though being pulled by gravity. Children naturally gravitate to such a big, friendly man.

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verb to move under the force of gravity

Português	gravitar
Русский	гравитировать gravitirovatʹ

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@misc{gravitate_2026,
  title = {gravitate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gravitate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}