attract

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: {attract}, {pull}, {pull in}, {draw},
         {draw in}] [ant: {beat back}, {drive}, {force back}, {push
         back}, {repel}, {repulse}]
    2: be attractive to; "The idea of a vacation appeals to me";
       "The beautiful garden attracted many people" [syn: {attract},
       {appeal}] [ant: {repel}, {repulse}]
    3: 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"
    

Attract \At*tract"\, 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.
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            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.
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Attract \At*tract"\, n.
   Attraction. [Obs.] --Hudibras.
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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