gravitate
Verb
- move toward
- "The conversation gravitated towards politics"
- be attracted to
- "Boys gravitate towards girls at that age"
- move due to the pull of gravitation
- "The stars gravitate towards each other"
- To move under the force of gravity.
- To tend or drift towards someone or something, as though being pulled by gravity.
Examples
- Children naturally gravitate to such a big, friendly man.
- The guests slowly gravitated to the kitchen.
Origin / Etymology
Back-formation from gravitation. Or borrowed from New Latin gravito, gravitatus.
Scrabble Score: 13
gravitate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordgravitate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
gravitate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 15
gravitate: valid Words With Friends Word