What does "attract" mean?

To pull toward without touching.

What is a synonym for "attract"?

Common synonyms include: draw, appeal, pull, adduct, affect the interest, allure.

/əˈtɹækt/ verb

verb ·Common ·High school level

Verb

1
To pull toward without touching. transitive
"A magnet attracts iron filings."
2
exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away wordnet
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
direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes wordnet
5
To incur. transitive
"Using the minibar in a hotel room attracts additional charges."

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

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