attracts

at-tracts · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Third person singular present tense of attract; causes someone or something to come closer or be interested.

  2. 2.

    (Physics) Exerts a force that draws something closer.

Related words

Antonyms: repels
See also: attract, attracted, attraction
Synonyms: allures, draws, pulls

Etymology

From Latin attrahere ("to draw toward").