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attract

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direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes(verb.contact)

Example:
Her good looks attract the stares of many men.

Synonym:
draw, draw in, pull, pull in
Antonym:
beat back, drive, force back, push back, repel, repulse

source: wordnet30
be attractive to(verb.emotion)

Example:
The beautiful garden attracted many people.

Synonym:
appeal
Antonym:
repel, repulse

source: wordnet30
exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away(verb.contact)

Example:
The gravitational pull of a planet attracts other bodies.

source: wordnet30
To draw to, or cause to tend to; esp. to cause to approach, adhere, or combine; or to cause to resist divulsion, separation, or decomposition.(verb)

source: webster1913

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