The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
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All bodies and all parts of bodies mutually attract
themselves and one another. --Derham.
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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.
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Attracted by thy beauty still to gaze. --Milton.
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Syn: To draw; allure; invite; entice; influence.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Attract \At*tract"\, n.
Attraction. [Obs.] --Hudibras.
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Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
63 Moby Thesaurus words for "attract":
adduct, affect the interest, allure, appeal, appeal to,
be attractive, be magnetic, becharm, beckon, beguile, bewitch,
captivate, carry away, charm, concern, court, drag, draw, draw in,
draw on, draw towards, enamor, enchant, endear, engage, enrapture,
entice, entrance, excite, excite interest, fascinate, fetch,
have an attraction, hold in thrall, infatuate, inflame with love,
interest, intrigue, inveigle, invite, involve in, lure, magnet,
magnetize, pique, provoke, pull, pull towards, seduce, solicit,
stimulate, suck in, summon, take, tantalize, tease, tempt, tickle,
titillate, tug, vamp, whet the appetite, wile