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attract

verb

1 attract

Direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes:
— Her good looks attract the stares of many men.

synonyms: draw, draw in, pull, pull in.

Roget 288: attract, draw; draw towards, pull towards, drag towards; adduce.   

Roget 615: induce, move; draw, draw on; bring in its train, give an impulse etc. n.; to; inspire; put up to, prompt, call up; attract, ... show more

Roget 829: cause pleasure, produce pleasure, create pleasure, give pleasure, afford pleasure, procure pleasure, offer pleasure, present pleasure, yield pleasure etc. 827.    please, charm, delight, ... show more

Roget 865: desire; wish, wish for; be desirous etc. adj.. have a longing etc. n.; hope etc. 858.    care for, affect, ... show more

Roget 897: love, like, affect, fancy, care for, take an interest in, be partial to, sympathize with; affection; be in love with etc. adj.; have a love ... show more

Dutch: intrekken

2 attract

Be attractive to:
— The beautiful garden attracted many people.

synonym: appeal.

Dutch: appeleren, aanspreken, aanstaan, behagen, bevallen, liggen, lijken, zinnen

3 attract

Exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away.

Dutch: aantrekken, trekken


Moby thesaurus: 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 ... show more.

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