gravitate
gravitate is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.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.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- affect
- aid
- analytical
- applicability
- aptitude
- aptness
- arroba
- avoirdupois
- baby
- balance
- ballast
- beam
- bend
- bent
- bias
- bid
- burden
- burdensome
- burthen
- calculated
- carat
- carry
- cast
- centigram
- conatus
- conduce
- conducive
- conduciveness
- contribute
- counterpoise
- cumber
- cumbersome
- cumbrous
- direction
- dispose
- drachma
- drift
- fair
- for
- grain
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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