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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
attract \attract"\, v. t. imp. p. p. attracted; p. pr.
vb. n. attracting. l. attractus, p. p. of attrahere; ad +
trahere to draw. see trace, v. t.
1. to draw to, or cause to tend to; esp. to cause to
approach, adhere, or combine; or to cause to resist
divulsion, separation, or decomposition.
1913 webster
all bodies and all parts of bodies mutually attract
themselves and one another. --derham.
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2. to draw by influence of a moral or emotional kind; to
engage or fix, as the mind, attention, etc.; to invite or
allure; as, to attract admirers.
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attracted by thy beauty still to gaze. --milton.
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syn: to draw; allure; invite; entice; influence.
1913 webster
see also:
attracted attracting trace
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
attract \attract"\, n.
attraction. obs. --hudibras.
1913 webster
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
attract
v 1: direct toward itself or oneself by means of some
psychological power or physical attributes; "her good
looks attract the stares of many men"; "the ad pulled in
many potential customers"; "this pianist pulls huge
crowds"; "the store owner was happy that the ad drew in
many new customers" syn: pull, pull in, draw, draw
in ant: repel
2: 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"
3: be attractive to; "the idea of a vacation appeals to me";
"the beautiful garden attracted many people" syn: appeal
ant: repel
see also:
pull pull in draw draw in repel appeal
- [4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
63 moby thesaurus words for "attract":
adduct, affect the interest, allure, appeal, appeal to,
be attractive, be magnetic, becharm, beckon, beguile, bewitch,
captivate, carry away, charm, concern, court, drag, draw, draw in,
draw on, draw towards, enamor, enchant, endear, engage, enrapture,
entice, entrance, excite, excite interest, fascinate, fetch,
have an attraction, hold in thrall, infatuate, inflame with love,
interest, intrigue, inveigle, invite, involve in, lure, magnet,
magnetize, pique, provoke, pull, pull towards, seduce, solicit,
stimulate, suck in, summon, take, tantalize, tease, tempt, tickle,
titillate, tug, vamp, whet the appetite, wile
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