different between attract vs compell

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.
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

attract From the web:

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what attracts gnats
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what attracts mice
what attracts flies
what attracts fruit flies
what attracts a pisces man

compell

compell From the web:

what compelling means
what compelled you to apply for this position
what compelled jane to return to thornfield
what compels beowulf to face the dragon
what compelled the wave of iconoclasm in the 720s
what compelling evidence links pulsars
what compelled the others to listen to jack
what compelled the young seagull to fly

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