ATTRACT

[verb] [T] - (of people, things, places, etc.) to pull or draw someone or something towards them, by the qualities, esp. positive and admirable ones, which they haveThese flowers are brightly coloured in order to attract butterflies.The circus is attracting huge crowds/audiences.Magnets attract iron filings.The government is trying to attract industry to the area (= to persuade people to place their industry there).Her ideas have attracted a lot of attention/support/criticism in the scientific community.If someone is attracted to someone else or is attracted by their qualities, they like, admire or want them.She doesn't attract me physically/sexually.I'm not physically/sexually attracted to/by him.I'm attracted to/by the idea of marriage, but I don't want to have children. [T]