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verb

Attract v. t. (past & past part. attracted; pres. part. attracting)

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. "All bodies and all parts of bodies mutually attract themselves and one another."

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. "Attracted by thy beauty still to gaze."

Synonyms: To draw; allure; invite; entice; influence.

noun

Attract n. Attraction. (Obs.)

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Etymology of 'Attract'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Attract" Quotes from Famous Books

... and modestly assented, after which the lady took no further notice of the two who were the more anxious to attract her attention. ...

— The White Lady of Hazelwood - A Tale of the Fourteenth Century • Emily Sarah Holt

... did so, and the wounds were roughly dressed. Nothing more was done for eight days, when the Scot managed to attract the attention of some visiting officer to the fact that his wounds were in a dreadful condition, septic ...

— The Better Germany in War Time - Being some Facts towards Fellowship • Harold Picton

... not get the pleasure he expected from any Italian town. Florence did not attract him; the sun was not shining. Rome gave him the impression of a provincial town. He was feeling exhausted, and to add to his depression he had got into debt, and had the prospect of spending the summer without any ...

— Letters of Anton Chekhov • Anton Chekhov

... Flesh and blood rebelled. She sprang up from her seat; told herself that she was mad or ill; caught sight of Mr. Lane coming towards them, and did her best by smile and greeting to attract ...

— Marcella • Mrs. Humphry Ward

... honour to yourself and advantage to the country. The House of Commons, the bench of magistracy, are not for such as you. You shall see younger men, your inferiors in station and talents, rise to the highest dignities and attract the gaze of nations, while you are doomed to neglect and obscurity. If you have a son of the highest promise, a son such as other fathers would contemplate with delight, the development of his fine talents and of his generous ...

— Critical and Historical Essays Volume 2 • Thomas Babington Macaulay

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