attract

Meaning

1. To pull toward without touching.
2. To draw by moral, emotional or sexual influence; to engage or fix, as the mind, attention, etc.; to invite or allure.
3. To incur.

Synonyms

draw

entice

lure

allure

fascinate

tempt

captivate

pull

appeal

charm

seduce

enchant

woo

pull in

draw in

induce

interest

enlist

canvass

rally

enrol

bait

recruit

win

decoy

appeal to

beguile

mesmerize

magnetize

inhale

absorb

intrigue

introduce

inveigle

invite

magnetise

obtain

persuade

bewitch

profit

quote

earn

enamor

retire

cajole

secure

engage

call

suck

take in

temptation

acquire

coax

beckon

gain

get

guide

fastinate

accrue

drag

drag after oneself

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3

> gwezvo

arrest

beat

beg

bend

be prominent

beseech

bring

catch

collect

convert

corrupt

delight

delude

distract

draw away

draw out

enchain

engross

enrapture

enroll

ensnare

excite

fetch

flip

gather

gravitate

hold

hypnotize

implore

impress

influence

plead

please

pull up

reach

refresh

remind

rivet

rope in

seize

stir

stretch

suck up

tease

trap

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treat

tug

ulcerate

be conspicuous

be important

be used to

earn a living

haul in

draw towards

be attractive

arouse interest

be eminent

make adhere

make approach

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈtɹækt/

Etymology

From Latin attractus, past participle of attrahere (“to draw to, attract”), from ad (“to”) + trahere (“to draw”).