- Attracted
- 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.
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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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.