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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 grav·i·tate /ˈgrævəˌtet/
 (vi.)被重力吸引,沈下,下降(vt.)使受重力吸引

From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Medical Dictionary 英漢醫學字典

 grav·i·tate /ˈgrævəˌtet/ 不及物動詞

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Grav·i·tate v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gravitated p. pr. & vb. n. Gravitating ]  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.
    Why does this apple fall to the ground? Because all bodies gravitate toward each other.   --Sir W. Hamilton.
    Politicians who naturally gravitate towards the stronger party.   --Macaulay.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 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"