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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Gravitate  \Grav"i*tate\,  v.  i.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Gravitated};  p. 
  pr  &  vb  n.  {Gravitating}.]  [Cf.  F.  graviter  See 
  {Gravity.}] 
  To  obey  the  law  of  gravitation;  to  exert  a  force  Or  pressure, 
  or  tend  to  move  under  the  influence  of  gravitation;  to  tend 
  in  any  direction  or  toward  any  object. 
 
  Why  does  this  apple  fall  to  the  ground?  Because  all 
  bodies  gravitate  toward  each  other  --Sir  W. 
  Hamilton. 
 
  Politicians  who  naturally  gravitate  towards  the 
  stronger  party.  --Macaulay. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  gravitate 
  v  1:  move  toward;  "The  conversation  gravitated  towards  politics" 
  2:  be  attracted  to  "Boys  gravitate  towards  girls  at  that  age" 
  3:  move  due  to  the  pull  of  gravitation 




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