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| at·tract [ ə trákt ] (past and past participle at·tract·ed, present participle at·tract·ing, 3rd person present singular at·tracts) |
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1. transitive verb entice somebody: to be appealing enough to make people visit a place or spend their money
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2. transitive verb get response: to win or elicit a response from people, especially support or encouragement
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3. transitive verb draw somebody's attention: to draw or secure somebody's attention, or become the focus of somebody's attention
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4. transitive verb appeal to people: to appeal to people or awaken a response in them
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5. transitive and intransitive verb be object of sexual feelings: to be the focus or object of sexual interest
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6. transitive verb draw something closer: to draw objects nearer, e.g. as a magnet draws iron objects toward it
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| [15th century. < Latin attract-, past participle of attrahere "draw toward" < trahere "to draw, pull"] |
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  at·tract·a·ble adjective |
| at·tract·er noun |
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