🧲

attract

verb

/əˈtrækt/

Meaning

to cause someone to have interest or draw something towards

The flowers attract bees with their bright colors.

attract attention

draw, allure, entice, fascinate

repel, deter, reject

attract customers, attract investment, attract tourists, attract attention

to determine or work out a number or amount using mathematics

To uproot something completely; to displace people from their native environment or culture.

to take someone away illegally by force, often for ransom

to become or make something larger in amount, number, or degree

To sit or rest on something high or narrow.

to complain or protest strongly about something