gravitate
pronunciation
How to pronounce gravitate in British English:
UK [ˈgrævɪteɪt]
How to pronounce gravitate in American English:
US [ˈɡrævɪˌtet]
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- Verb:
- move toward
- be attracted to
- move due to the pull of gravitation
Word Origin
- gravitate (v.)
- 1640s, "exert weight; move downward" (obsolete), from Modern Latin gravitare (16c. in scientific writing), from Latin gravitas "heaviness, weight," from gravis "heavy" (see grave (adj.)). Meaning "be affected by gravity" is from 1690s. Figurative sense "be strongly attracted to, have a natural tendency toward" is from 1670s. Related: Gravitated; gravitating. The classical Latin verb was gravare "to make heavy, burden, oppress, aggravate."
Example
- 1. Everyone is going to share the cost of public wi-fi because the penny-pinching public will gravitate to places that offer " free " wi-fi .
- 2. Tourism is growing in his country , as indian travelers gravitate to a peaceful sri lanka , and interest among european tourists -- particularly scandinavians -- picks up , mr. rajapaksa said .
- 3. In a town like london there are always plenty of not quite certifiable lunatics walking the streets , and they tend to gravitate towards bookshops , because a bookshop is one of the few places where you can hang about for a long time without spending any money .
- 4. This is a city that resembles the young masses who gravitate here : forever in a state of becoming , wary , unsure and unresolved , generally broke , but optimistic about the future , with the difference that germany can 't escape its past .