ATTRACT

verb Etymology: Middle English, from Latin ~us, past participle of attrahere, from ad- + trahere to pull, draw Date: 15th century transitive verb to cause to approach or adhere: as, to pull to or draw toward oneself or itself , to draw by appeal to natural or excited interest, emotion, or aesthetic sense ; entice , intransitive verb to exercise ~ion, ~or noun Synonyms: see: ~