Hypertext Webster Gateway: "attract"

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) 1.7 (wn)

attract
v 1: direct toward itself or oneself; "Her good looks attract the
stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential
customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store
owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers"
[syn: {pull}, {pull in}, {draw in}] [ant: {repel}]
2: attract or elicit; "The school attracts students with
artistic talents"; "His playing drew a crowd"; "The
painting fetched more than a million at the auction"; "The
star cast pulled many people to the box office" [syn: {fetch},
{pull}, {draw}]
3: exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent
it from moving away; "the gravitational pull of a planet
attracts other bodies"
4: 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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