(to) gravitate

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• gravitate — GRAVITÁTE s.f. 1. Aspect extrem de important prin consecinţele neplăcute, primejdioase pe care le poate avea. 2. Seriozitate, severitate, sobrietate extremă (în manifestări, atitudini etc.). 3. (Rar) Greutate, asprime. 4. Gravitaţie. – Din fr.… …   Dicționar Român

• 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• gravitate — (v.) 1640s, exert weight, move downward, from Mod.L. gravitatus, pp. of gravitare gravitate, from L. gravitas heaviness, weight (see GRAVITY (Cf. gravity)). Meaning To be affected by gravity is from 1690s. Figurative use from 1670s. Related:… …   Etymology dictionary

• gravitate — [grav′i tāt΄] vi. gravitated, gravitating [< ModL gravitatus, pp. of gravitare (coined by NEWTON2 Sir Isaac) < L gravitas: see GRAVITY] 1. to move or tend to move in accordance with the force of gravity 2. Rare to sink or settle …   English World dictionary

• gravitate to somebody — ˈgravitate to/toward(s) sb/sth derived to move towards sb/sth that you are attracted to • Many young people gravitate to the cities in search of work. Main entry: ↑gravitatederived …   Useful english dictionary

• gravitate toward(s) somebody — ˈgravitate to/toward(s) sb/sth derived to move towards sb/sth that you are attracted to • Many young people gravitate to the cities in search of work. Main entry: ↑gravitatederived …   Useful english dictionary

• gravitate to something — ˈgravitate to/toward(s) sb/sth derived to move towards sb/sth that you are attracted to • Many young people gravitate to the cities in search of work. Main entry: ↑gravitatederived …   Useful english dictionary

• gravitate toward(s) something — ˈgravitate to/toward(s) sb/sth derived to move towards sb/sth that you are attracted to • Many young people gravitate to the cities in search of work. Main entry: ↑gravitatederived …   Useful english dictionary

• gravitate — verb approach, be attracted, be prone to, draw near, draw toward, have a proclivity for, have a propensity for, head toward, incline lean, move toward, tend, tend toward, trend associated concepts: eravitate to a life of crime Burton s Legal… …   Law dictionary

• gravitate toward — index border (approach) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• gravitate — v. gravità …   Enciclopedia Italiana