DictionaryRoot: gravitare
Latin
gravitare
exert weight; move downward
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verb
gravitate
GRAV-i-tayt/ˈɡrævɪteɪt/
To move or be drawn toward something through attraction or gravity.
Etymology
The physical idea of moving under weight or gravity became an image for natural attraction. To gravitate toward someone or something is to feel drawn in that direction, as though by a physical pull.