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).

Derivatives:

attractable adj. attractor n.

Etymology: L attrahere (as AD-, trahere tract- draw)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.