verb ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To pull toward without touching. transitive

   "A magnet attracts iron filings."

2. 2
   exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away wordnet
3. 3
   To draw by moral, emotional or sexual influence; to engage or fix, as the mind, attention, etc.; to invite or allure. transitive

   "to attract admirers"

4. 4
   direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes wordnet
5. 5
   To incur. transitive

   "Using the minibar in a hotel room attracts additional charges."

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6. 6
   be attractive to wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

alluredrawpulladductaffect the interestallure

Antonyms

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chaserepel

Example

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"I want to build my corporate site to attract customers."

Etymology

From Latin attractus, past participle of attrahere (“to draw to, attract”), from ad (“to”) + trahere (“to draw”).

Related phrases

attract attentionattract modeattract screenminor-attracted personopposites attractyou attract more flies with honey than vinegar

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