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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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wheedle
English
Etymology
Origin uncertain. Perhaps continuing Middle English wedlen (“to beg, ask for alms”), from Old English w?dlian (“to be poor, be needy, be in want, beg”), from Proto-Germanic *w?þl?n? (“to be in need”).
More likely, borrowed from German wedeln (“to wag one's tail”), from Middle High German wedelen, a byform of Middle High German wadelen (“to wander, waver, wave, whip, stroke, flutter”), from Old High German w?dal?n (“to wander, roam, rove”). In this case, it may be a doublet of waddle, or an independently formed etymological equivalent.
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /??i?.d?l/ (without the wine-whine merger)
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /?wi?.d?l/ (with the wine-whine merger)
Verb
wheedle (third-person singular simple present wheedles, present participle wheedling, simple past and past participle wheedled)
- (transitive, intransitive) To cajole or attempt to persuade by flattery.
- (transitive) To obtain by flattery, guile, or trickery.
Derived terms
- wheedler
- wheedling
- wheedlesome
Translations
Noun
wheedle (plural wheedles)
- (archaic) A coaxing person.
Anagrams
- wheeled
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