Definition of attract

noun (n)

• Attraction. (noun)

  source: webster1913

verb (v)

• direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes (verb.contact)

  Synonym: draw, draw in, pull, pull in
  Antonym: beat back, drive, force back, push back, repel, repulse
  

  Example:
  Her good looks attract the stares of many men.
  

  source: wordnet30
• be attractive to (verb.emotion)

  Synonym: appeal
  Antonym: repel, repulse
  

  Example:
  The beautiful garden attracted many people.
  

  source: wordnet30
• exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away (verb.contact)

  Example:
  The gravitational pull of a planet attracts other bodies.
  

  source: wordnet30
• 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. (verb)

  source: webster1913

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