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单词 gravitate
释义

gravitate

[ grav-i-teyt ]
/ ˈgræv ɪˌteɪt /
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verb (used without object), grav·i·tat·ed, grav·i·tat·ing.

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.

Origin of gravitate

First recorded in 1635–45; from New Latin gravitātus (past participle of gravitāre “to obey the laws of gravitation,” coined by Sir Isaac Newton); see gravity, -ate1

SYNONYMS FOR gravitate

3 incline, tend, lean, move.
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OTHER WORDS FROM gravitate

grav·i·tat·er, nounsu·per·grav·i·tate, verb (used without object), su·per·grav·i·tat·ed, su·per·grav·i·tat·ing.un·grav·i·tat·ing, adjective

Words nearby gravitate

graving piece, graviperception, gravireceptor, gravisphere, gravitas, gravitate, gravitation, gravitational, gravitational collapse, gravitational constant, gravitational field
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British Dictionary definitions for gravitate

gravitate
/ (ˈɡrævɪˌteɪt) /

verb (intr)

physics to move under the influence of gravity
(usually foll by to or towards) to be influenced or drawn, as by strong impulses
to sink or settle

Derived forms of gravitate

gravitater, noun
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