gravitate toward

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Word Origin & History

1640s, "exert weight, move downward," from Modern Latin gravitatus, past participle of gravitare "gravitate," from Latin gravitas "heaviness, weight" (see gravity). Meaning "To be affected by gravity" is from 1690s. Figurative use from 1670s. Related: Gravitated; gravitating. The classical Latin verb was gravare "to make heavy, burden, oppress, aggravate."

Example Sentences forgravitate toward

It was inevitable that such a mental condition—ever in search of a larger expression—should gravitate toward the Church.

If inherent sympathy is to be found the two gravitate toward each other with inevitable certainty.

They must have had a natural tendency to gravitate toward each other as children of the same old father of lies.

And by some subtle law of attraction the good things of the world are almost certain naturally to gravitate toward them.

No doubt at all that our own—that which our souls crave and need—does gravitate toward us, or we toward it.

If a black school was added to the program, all black candidates would very likely gravitate toward it.

From the character of its population, it seemed to gravitate toward the United States.

Then, should his tastes lead him to the inquest, let him gravitate toward the office of coroner; but the two should not be united.

Strange and startling incidents seemed to gravitate toward Lane.

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