gravitate

[ grav-i-teyt ]

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Part of Speech verb

Origin + Etymology

Mid-17th century; from the modern Latin gravitat-, from the verb gravitare, from gravitas "weight"

Synonyms

drift incline lean tend approach

influence pull attract

Antonyms

repel repulse reject

ascend depart increase leave rise

Definition

1. to have a natural tendency toward or be strongly attracted to something

2. to move or tend to move under the influence of gravitational force

Examples

1. A) She tends to gravitate toward people who have the same interests as her. B) He could not help but gravitate to the beautiful woman across the room.

2. A) Planets naturally gravitate around stars unless something monumental forces them out of their orbits. B) Galaxies tend to gravitate around supermassive black holes, but most people prefer to forget this.

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Usage Over Time

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tautology

[ taw-tol-uh-jee ]

needless repetition of an idea, especially in words other than those of the immediate context, without imparting additional force or clearness, as in "widow woman"

prevaricate

[ pri-var-i-keyt ]

speak or act in an evasive way

voracious

[ vaw-rey-shuhs ]

exceedingly eager or avid

claptrap

[ klap-trap ]

absurd or nonsensical talk or ideas

docile

[ dos-uhl ]

ready to accept control or instruction; submissive

salient

[ sey-lee-uhnt ]

projecting or pointing outward

eidetic

[ ahy-det-ik ]

of, relating to, or constituting visual imagery vividly experienced and readily reproducible with great accuracy and in great detail

isthmus

[ is-muhs ]

a connecting, usually narrow, part, organ, or passage, especially when joining structures or cavities larger than itself

furtive

[ fur-tiv ]

characterized by stealth; sly and secretive