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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Attract \At*tract"\, n.
     Attraction. [Obs.] --Hudibras.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              All bodies and all parts of bodies mutually attract
              themselves and one another.           --Derham.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Attracted by thy beauty still to gaze. --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: To draw; allure; invite; entice; influence.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Attract \At*tract"\, n.
     Attraction. [Obs.] --Hudibras.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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.
  
              All bodies and all parts of bodies mutually attract
              themselves and one another.           --Derham.
  
     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.
  
              Attracted by thy beauty still to gaze. --Milton.
  
     Syn: To draw; allure; invite; entice; influence.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  attract
       v 1: direct toward itself or oneself by means of some
            psychological power or physical attributes; "Her good
            looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in
            many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge
            crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in
            many new customers" [syn: pull, pull in, draw, draw
            in] [ant: repel]
       2: 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"
       3: be attractive to; "The idea of a vacation appeals to me";
          "The beautiful garden attracted many people" [syn: appeal]
          [ant: repel]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  attract
     Αγγλικά vb.
     προσελκύω

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

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

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

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

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

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

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

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

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  attract
     Englanti vb.
     1 houkutella
     2 viehättää

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  attract
     Engelska vb.
     1 attrahera; dra till sig
     2 attrahera; locka, fängsla

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  attract /ɐtɹˈakt/
  1. aanlok, bekoor
  2. lok

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Attract /ɐtɹˈakt/
  اجذب

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  attract //əˈtɹækt// 
  привличам 2.
  pull without touching
   3.
  cause sexual excitement

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  attract /ɐtɹˈakt/ 
  vábit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  attract /ɐtɹˈakt/ 
  přivábit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  attract /ɐtɹˈakt/ 
  přitahovat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  attract /ɐtɹˈakt/
  upoutat

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  attract /ɐtɹˈakt/ 
  denu 

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  attract /ɐtɹˈakt/ 
  atynnu 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  attract /ɐtɹˈakt/ 
  locken, fesseln 
   see: attracting, attracted
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  attract /ɐtɹˈakt/
  
  τραβώ, προσελκύω, επισύρω, έλκω, ελκύω

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  attract //əˈtɹækt// 
  1. houkutella
  arouse interest
  2. viehättää
  cause sexual excitement
  3. vetää puoleensa
  pull without touching

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  attract /ətrækt/
  1. allécher, appâter, solliciter
  2. attirer

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  attract /ɐtɹˈakt/ 
  1. आकर्षित~करना
        "The noise attracted everyone's attention to the back of the room."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  attract /ɐtɹˈakt/
  dopasti se, mamiti, osvojiti, privlače, privlačiti, privući

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  attract /ɐtɹˈakt/
  1. attrarre
  2. attirare

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  attract //əˈtɹækt// 
  引きつける 2.
  arouse interest
   3.
  cause sexual excitement
   4.
  pull without touching

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  attract /ə'trækt/ 
  1. (pa)traukti, (pri)traukti (apie magnetą ir pan.)
  2. vilioti, žavėti, masinti, traukti

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  attract /əˈtrækt/ 
   1.  przyciągać (to sth - do czegoś)
   2.  pociągać
   3.  sb is attracted to sth ((NP) be V: :attracted :to)
   - coś pociąga kogoś

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  attract /ətrækt/
  1. atrair
  2. engodar, seduzir

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  attract /ətrækt/
  1. atraer, encantar, seducir

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  attract //əˈtɹækt// 
  1. locka
  arouse interest
  2. attrahera
  pull without touching

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  attract /ɐtɹˈakt/
  1. çekmek, cezbetmek attractile   çekici, cazip attractive  cazibeli, cazip, cekici, alımlı. attractively  güzel, alımlı surette attractiveness  çekicilik, cazibe.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/əˈtɹækt/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  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
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 吸引,诱惑;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt. 吸引;引起
     vi. 有吸引力

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