gravitate

C2 Topic:Space, Position & Direction

US /ˈɡɹævɪteɪt/ See IPA manual

verb 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.

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Forms gravitatedgravitatesgravitating

Derived forms antigravitatedegravitategravitativenongravitatingselfgravitating

Related forms gravitation

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin gravitāt-, past participial stem of gravitō.

*gʷreh₂- Proto-Indo-European

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Space, Position & Direction Word Formation & Derivatives

# 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

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