ATTRACT


Meaning of ATTRACT in English

v.tr. 1 (also absol.) draw or bring to oneself or itself (attracts many admirers; attracts attention). 2 be attractive to; fascinate. 3 (of a magnet, gravity, etc.) exert a pull on (an object). attractable adj. attractor n.

[ L attrahere (as AD-, trahere tract- draw) ]

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