attract
/əˈtɹækt/
verb
To pull toward without touching.
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Verb 2 meanings
To pull toward without touching.
“A magnet attracts iron filings.”
To incur.
“Using the minibar in a hotel room attracts additional charges.”
Where it comes from
Etymology
From Latin attractus, past participle of attrahere (“to draw to, attract”), from ad (“to”) + trahere (“to draw”).
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ATTRACT at a glance
ATTRACT has 7 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (A 1 + T 1 + T 1 + R 1 + A 1 + C 3 + T 1) and 10 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,009 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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