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Gravitate Move Drawn Natural Tendency Invisible Force Hot

word gravitate
definition To move or be drawn toward something, especially by natural tendency or as if by an invisible force.
eg_sentence On hot evenings, the town's social life gravitated toward the lakefront, where you could stroll the long piers eating ice cream or dance at the old Casino.
explanation To gravitate is to respond, almost unconsciously, to a force that works like gravity to draw things steadily to it as if by their own weight. Thus, young people gravitate toward a role model, moths gravitate to a flame, a conversation might gravitate toward politics, and everyone at a party often gravitates to the bar
IPA ˈgrævɪˌteɪt

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