Gravitated

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Being drawn towards a particular entity or situation Shifting or moving due to a strong magnetic or attractive influence Cultivating a preference or disposition for something as a result of its intrinsic appeal
2. Moved or was pulled in the direction of something due to an attractive force ; shifted location or position because of an affecting force or natural tendency ; showed a growing interest or inclination toward a subject or activity
3. Was drawn near or toward a specific point or idea by some compelling influence ; changed place or state influenced by external forces or inclination ; began to favor or lean emotionally or intellectually toward someone or something

Etymology: "Gravitated" is the past tense of "gravitate", which English took from New Latin "gravitatus", the past participle of "gravitare", a verb built on Latin "gravis", meaning heavy. The original sense is physical: a heavy body is drawn downward toward the earth, and early uses of the verb described things sinking or being pulled toward a centre. Its figurative use, moving towards a person, place or habit as though drawn by an invisible pull, grew out of that physical meaning. The past tense is simply the regular English ending applied to the verb, so the history of the form is the history of the verb itself. The word therefore carries its weight-based sense with it: to gravitate is to be pulled, not to choose deliberately.

Synonyms: attracted, pulled, drawn, moved, drifted

Antonyms: repelled, dissociated, dispersed, scattered, diverged