Hypertext Webster Gateway: "gravitating"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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 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.
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