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attract
Meaning: to pull something toward oneself or draw interest
attract in a sentence
How attract is used in real sentences:
The bright shop window attracted a small crowd of shoppers.
Free samples at the fair are designed to attract customers toward the new bakery stand.
“To attract mosquitoes, they placed cups of warm water and grass near the reeds.”
— from the passage Mosquitoes in the Marsh
Synonyms for attract
Other words for attract — draw, lure and entice — carry the same meaning.
- draw
- lure
- entice
Antonyms of attract
Words that mean the opposite of attract:
- repel
- deter
Where it comes from
From Latin attrahere 'to draw toward'
Word parts
- tract — pull, drag
attract: at- (toward) + tract (pull)
Memory hook
AT-TRACT — AT (to) + TRACT (draw): to draw something to you.