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1. Direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
   "Her good looks attract the stares of many men";
   - pull, pull in, draw, draw in
    
2. Be attractive to
   "The beautiful garden attracted many people";
   - appeal
    
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"

Derived forms: attracts, attracting, attracted

See also: soak up

Type of: draw, pull

Antonym: repel

Encyclopedia: Attract