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attract
English
Etymology
From Latin attractus, past participle of attrahere (“to draw to, attract”), from ad (“to”) + trahere (“to draw”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??t?ækt/
- Rhymes: -ækt
Verb
attract (third-person singular simple present attracts, present participle attracting, simple past and past participle attracted)
- To pull toward without touching.
- 1713, William Derham, Physico-Theology
- All bodies, and all the parts of bodies, mutually attract themselves, and one another.
- 1713, William Derham, Physico-Theology
- To arouse interest.
- To draw by moral, emotional or sexual influence; to engage or fix, as the mind, attention, etc.; to invite or allure.
Synonyms
- allure
Antonyms
- repel
Related terms
Translations
Further reading
- attract in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- attract in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- attract at OneLook Dictionary Search
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attractancy
English
Etymology
attract +? -ancy
Noun
attractancy (countable and uncountable, plural attractancies)
- A measure of the ability of something (especially a pheromone) to attract; attractive power.
Synonyms
- attractance
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