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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (3)

1. move toward;
- Example: "The conversation gravitated towards politics"

2. be attracted to;
- Example: "Boys gravitate towards girls at that age"

3. move due to the pull of gravitation;
- Example: "The stars gravitate towards each other"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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. [1913 Webster] Why does this apple fall to the ground? Because all bodies gravitate toward each other. --Sir W. Hamilton. [1913 Webster] Politicians who naturally gravitate towards the stronger party. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

gravitate v 1: move toward; "The conversation gravitated towards politics" 2: be attracted to; "Boys gravitate towards girls at that age" 3: move due to the pull of gravitation; "The stars gravitate towards each other"