attract

Pronunciation: /əˈtɹækt/

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
  2. verb be attractive to
  3. verb exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

pull, pull in, draw, draw in

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
pull
Narrower (hyponyms)
tug, catch, draw in, bring
Opposite (antonyms)
repel

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