gravitate

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from New Latin gravitāt-, past participial stem of gravitō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡɹævɪteɪt/ Hyphenation: grav‧i‧tate === Verb === gravitate (third-person singular simple present gravitates, present participle gravitating, simple past and past participle gravitated) (intransitive, astrophysics) To move under the force of gravity. (intransitive, figuratively) To tend or drift towards someone or something, as though being pulled by gravity. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “gravitate”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “gravitate”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == Italian == === Etymology 1 === ==== Verb ==== gravitate inflection of gravitare: second-person plural present indicative second-person plural imperative === Etymology 2 === ==== Participle ==== gravitate f pl feminine plural of gravitato === Anagrams === attergavi, rigettava == Latin == === Noun === gravitāte ablative singular of gravitās == Romanian == === Alternative forms === гравитате (gravitate) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin gravitās; equivalent to grav +‎ -itate. Compare greutate, possibly an inherited doublet. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡra.viˈta.te/ Rhymes: -ate Hyphenation: gra‧vi‧ta‧te === Noun === gravitate f (uncountable) gravity (seriousness, graveness) gravitatea situației ― the gravity of the situation (dated) synonym of gravitație (“force of gravity”) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== centru de gravitate ==== Related terms ==== grav gravitație === Further reading === “gravitate”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026 == Spanish == === Verb === gravitate second-person singular voseo imperative of gravitar combined with te