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gravitate — GRAVITÁTE s.f. 1. Aspect extrem de important prin consecinţele neplăcute, primejdioase pe care le poate avea. 2. Seriozitate, severitate, sobrietate extremă (în manifestări, atitudini etc.). 3. (Rar) Greutate, asprime. 4. Gravitaţie. – Din fr.… … Dicționar Român
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gravitate — (v.) 1640s, exert weight, move downward, from Mod.L. gravitatus, pp. of gravitare gravitate, from L. gravitas heaviness, weight (see GRAVITY (Cf. gravity)). Meaning To be affected by gravity is from 1690s. Figurative use from 1670s. Related:… … Etymology dictionary
gravitate — [grav′i tāt΄] vi. gravitated, gravitating [< ModL gravitatus, pp. of gravitare (coined by NEWTON2 Sir Isaac) < L gravitas: see GRAVITY] 1. to move or tend to move in accordance with the force of gravity 2. Rare to sink or settle … English World dictionary
gravitate — verb approach, be attracted, be prone to, draw near, draw toward, have a proclivity for, have a propensity for, head toward, incline lean, move toward, tend, tend toward, trend associated concepts: eravitate to a life of crime Burton s Legal… … Law dictionary
gravitate — v. gravità … Enciclopedia Italiana
gravitate — [v] be drawn toward; fall to approach, be attracted, be influenced, be pulled, descend, drift, drop, incline, lean, move, precipitate, settle, sink, tend; concepts 34,159 Ant. retreat, run away … New thesaurus
gravitate — ► VERB 1) be drawn towards to a place, person, or thing. 2) Physics move, or tend to move, towards a centre of gravity … English terms dictionary
gravitate — UK [ˈɡrævɪteɪt] / US [ˈɡrævɪˌteɪt] verb [intransitive] Word forms gravitate : present tense I/you/we/they gravitate he/she/it gravitates present participle gravitating past tense gravitated past participle gravitated formal 1) to be attracted to… … English dictionary
gravitate — verb /ˈɡɹævɪteit/ a) To move under the force of gravity. Theſe, who have natures ſteps with care purſued,<br />That matter is with ac 8205;tive force endued,<br />That all its parts magnetic power exert,<br />And to each other… … Wiktionary
gravitate — v. (d; intr.) to gravitate to, towards * * * [ grævɪteɪt] towards (d; intr.) to gravitate to … Combinatory dictionary
