Attract

[ə'trækt]

Definition

(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'.

(verb.) 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'.

(verb.) be attractive to; 'The idea of a vacation appeals to me'; 'The beautiful garden attracted many people'.

Inputed by Brice--From WordNet

Definition

(v. t.) 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.

(v. t.) 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.

(n.) Attraction.

Editor: Stu

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. [1]. Draw, bring into proximity, cause to approach.[2]. Allure, invite, entice, engage, win, captivate, fascinate, endear, charm, enamour.

Checker: Paulette

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Influence, induce, dispose, incline, tempt, prompt, allure, charm, fascinate,invite, entice

ANT:Repel, deter, indispose, disincline, estrange, alienate

Typed by Agatha

Definition

v.t. to draw to or cause to approach: to allure: to entice: to draw forth.—adj. Attract′able that may be attracted.—n. Attrac′tion act of attracting: the force which draws or tends to draw bodies or their particles to each other: that which attracts.—adj. Attract′ive having the power of attracting: alluring.—advs. Attract′ively Attract′ingly.—ns. Attract′iveness Attractabil′ity; Attract′or Attract′er an agent of attraction.

Checked by Annabelle

Examples

Checker: Sinclair

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