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
As the ills of factory farming become more pronounced, people are increasingly gravitating towards vegetarian or pescatarian diets.
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Additionally, he addresses the “rise of the rest” phenomenon, which is the idea that venture capital will gravitate toward cities that have not been the traditional tech hubs.
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Given a choice, most people gravitate toward the natural over the artificial.
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That money is gravitating toward the campaigns at a moment when many publications are being compelled to cover adjacent topics instead, with no campaign trail to report from.
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I would go so far as to say that mathematicians themselves come in these two flavors, too — at least, they tend to gravitate to one of the two poles.
The Two Forms of Mathematical Beauty|Robbert Dijkgraaf|June 16, 2020|Quanta Magazine
I kind of felt at that time—because I gravitate towards these types of movies—that I have some similarities with Woody Allen.
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Which makes me gravitate towards a more parsimonious explanation: all economists are, definitionally, very good at college.
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Whether people are on the move in their own countries or across borders, they gravitate toward big cities.
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Most of their supporters might gravitate to Gingrich, giving him a fighting chance in Florida and beyond.