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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)

  1. To pull toward without touching.
    • 1713, William Derham, Physico-Theology
      All bodies, and all the parts of bodies, mutually attract themselves, and one another.
  2. To arouse interest.
  3. 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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tantalise

English

Verb

tantalise (third-person singular simple present tantalises, present participle tantalising, simple past and past participle tantalised)

  1. Alternative spelling of tantalize

Anagrams

  • talastine

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