One entry found for attract.

Main Entry: at·tract
Pronunciation: -trakt
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English attracten "attract, cause to adhere," derived from Latin attrahere, literally "to draw near," from at-, ad- "to, toward" and trahere "to draw" --related to ABSTRACT, ¹TRACE, ³TRACE
1 : to pull to or toward oneself or itself <a magnet attracts iron>
2 : to draw by appealing to interest or feeling <attract attention>