Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb gravitate

3 senses of gravitate

Sense 1
gravitate -- (move toward; "The conversation gravitated towards politics")
       => tend, be given, lean, incline, run -- (have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined; "She tends to be nervous before her lectures"; "These dresses run small"; "He inclined to corpulence")

Sense 2
gravitate -- (be attracted to; "Boys gravitate towards girls at that age")
       => be -- (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer")

Sense 3
gravitate -- (move due to the pull of gravitation; "The stars gravitate towards each other")
       => move -- (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right")