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Grammar : Verb
Spell : grav-i-teyt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgræv ɪˌteɪt


Definition of gravitate

Origin :
  • 1640s, "exert weight, move downward," from Modern Latin gravitatus, past participle of gravitare "gravitate," from Latin gravitas "heaviness, weight" (see gravity). Meaning "To be affected by gravity" is from 1690s. Figurative use from 1670s. Related: Gravitated; gravitating. The classical Latin verb was gravare "to make heavy, burden, oppress, aggravate."
  • verb be drawn toward; fall to
Example sentences :
  • Who that has poached a pile does not gravitate there, as the needle to the pole?
  • Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 2, April 9, 1870 » by Various
  • The manifestation of Him must "gravitate inwards" on the soul.
  • Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald
  • The soap is then in a condition to allow the impurities to gravitate.
  • Extract from : « The Handbook of Soap Manufacture » by W. H. Simmons
  • If it was a body of this kind, would it not gravitate like all other matter?
  • Extract from : « A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 5 (of 10) » by Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
  • They gravitate together, and often marry each other, and are very happy.
  • Extract from : « Mystery at Geneva » by Rose Macaulay
  • Farewell, all ye who gravitate in the sphere of instinct, suffering there for others!
  • Extract from : « The Works of Honor de Balzac » by Honor de Balzac
  • When Bent Wade desired opportunities they seemed to gravitate to him.
  • Extract from : « The Mysterious Rider » by Zane Grey
  • It was to gravitate for ever around the Moon—a sub-satellite.
  • Extract from : « All Around the Moon » by Jules Verne
  • A great genius, sun-like, compels lesser suns to gravitate with and to him; and this is subversive of originality.
  • Extract from : « The Germ » by Various
  • The natural tendency of the colored freed man was to gravitate away from the plantations, into the cities and villages.
  • Extract from : « The History of Cuba, vol. 2 » by Willis Fletcher Johnson

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