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   attract

   /əˈtrakt/

   verb

   • 1. cause to come to a place or participate in a venture by offering something of interest or advantage: "a campaign to attract more visitors to Shetland"
   • ▪ evoke (a specified reaction): "I did not want to attract attention"
   • ▪ cause (someone) to have a liking for or interest in something: "I was attracted to the idea of working for a ballet company" Similar enticeallureluretemptcharmwin overwooengageenchantentrancemesmerizehypnotizespellbindcaptivatebeguilebewitchseducedazzletantalizeinveiglelead oninterestfascinateenthralabsorbrivetexcitetitillatearousestimulateinformal:tickle someone's fancyturn onlight someone's firefloat someone's boatmake someone's mouth waterOpposite repel
   • ▪ have a sexual or romantic interest in: "I am not attracted to him at all"
   • ▪ exert a force on (an object) that is directed towards the source of the force: "the negatively charged ions attract particles of dust" Similar drawpullmagnetizeOpposite repel

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin attract- ‘drawn near’, from the verb attrahere, from ad- ‘to’ + trahere ‘draw’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. attractable adjective
   • 2. attractor noun

   Scrabble Points: 9

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   Attract definition: to draw by a physical force causing or tending to cause to approach, adhere, or unite; pull (opposed to repel). See examples of ATTRACT used in a sentence.

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   Definitions of attract. verb. exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away. “the gravitational pull of a planet attracts other bodies” see more. verb. direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes. synonyms: draw, draw in, pull, pull in. draw in, retract.

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