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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Attract \At*tract"\, n. Attraction. [Obs.] --Hudibras. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. --Derham. 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. --Milton. Syn: To draw; allure; invite; entice; influence. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: attract v 1: direct toward itself or oneself; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men" [syn: {pull}, {pull in}, {draw in}] [ant: {repel}] 2: attract or elicit; "The school attracts students with artistic talents"; "His playing drew a crowd" [syn: {fetch}, {pull}, {pull in}, {draw}, {draw in}] 3: be attractive to "The idea of a vacation appeals to me"; "The beautiful garden attracted many people" [syn: {appeal}] [ant: {repel}]
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