gravitate C2 Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /ˈɡɹævɪteɪt/ See IPA manual Freq #50077 Meanings 1 verb To be drawn toward someone or something, as if pulled by an unseen force. Children naturally gravitate toward such a big, friendly man. 2 verb To drift or move steadily in a particular direction. The conversation gradually gravitated toward politics. Thesaurus Word family Forms gravitatedgravitatesgravitating Derived forms antigravitatedegravitategravitativenongravitatingselfgravitating Related forms gravitation Etymology AI details Borrowed from New Latin gravitāt-, past participial stem of gravitō. *gʷreh₂- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # gravitate **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˈɡɹævɪteɪt/ **Frequency rank:** 50077 ## Meanings 1. To be drawn toward someone or something, as if pulled by an unseen force. 2. To drift or move steadily in a particular direction. ## Examples - Children naturally gravitate toward such a big, friendly man. - The conversation gradually gravitated toward politics. ## Derived Forms - antigravitate - degravitate - gravitative - nongravitating - selfgravitating ## Related Forms - gravitation ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *gʷreh₂- ## Etymology Borrowed from New Latin gravitāt-, past participial stem of gravitō. ## AI Etymology Gravitate is borrowed from New Latin gravitāt-, past participial stem of gravitō. Important recorded forms include *gʷreh₂- (Proto-Indo-European). Current senses include to be drawn toward someone or something, as if pulled by an unseen force and to drift or move steadily in a particular direction. The wider family includes derived forms such as antigravitate, degravitate, gravitative, nongravitating, and selfgravitating; related words such as gravitation. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown