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gravitate

Pronunciation: /ˈgravɪteɪt/

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Definition of gravitate

verb

[no object, with adverbial]

1move towards or be attracted to a person or thing:young western Europeans will gravitate to Berlin

2 Physics move, or tend to move, towards a centre of gravity or other attractive force: the electron does not gravitate towards the nucleus
archaic descend or sink by the force of gravity: water does not gravitate on any part of itself beneath it