pull toward, draw inward
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Attract Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
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.
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.
(v. t.)
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.
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.
(n.)
Attraction.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutAttraction.
attract
\at*tract"\ (&?;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. attracted; p. pr. & vb. n. attracting.] [l. attractus, p. p. of attrahere; ad + trahere to draw. see trace, v. t.]
1. 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.
2. 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.
Dydynu = v. to attract
Llithio = v. to draw to, to attract, to entice, to lecture, to bait
Verb
1. direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers"
(synonym) pull, pull in, draw, draw in
(antonym) repel, drive, repulse, force back, push back, beat back
(hypernym) pull, draw, force
(hyponym) tug
(verb-group) draw in, retract
(derivation) drawing card, draw, attraction, attractor, attracter
2. exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away; "the gravitational pull of a planet attracts other bodies"
(hypernym) pull
(derivation) attraction, attractive force
3. be attractive to; "The idea of a vacation appeals to me"; "The beautiful garden attracted many people"
(synonym) appeal
(antonym) repel, repulse
(hyponym) capture, enamour, trance, catch, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, charm, fascinate, bewitch, entrance, enchant
(derivation) attraction
Attract Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Attract may refer to:
- Attractiveness
- Attract mode, in video gaming
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Attract Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
Attract Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
verb
to make something come nearer; the solid attracts the gas to its surface; the patient is sexually attracted to both males and females
to make something come nearer; the solid attracts the gas to its surface; the patient is sexually attracted to both males and females
