At-trāct′1, v. t.
v. t. [imp. & p. p. ATTRACTED; p. pr. & vb. n. ATTRACTING.] [O. Fr. attraicter, L. Lat. attractare, from Lat. attractum, attrahere, from ad and trahere, to draw.] 1. To draw to, or cause to tend to; especially to cause to approach, adhere, or combine; or to cause to resist division, separation, or decomposition. All bodies and all parts of bodies mutually attract themselves and one another. Derham. 2. To draw by influence of a moral kind; to invite or allure; as, to attract admirers. Attracted by thy beauty still to gaze. Milton. Syn.—To draw; allure; invite; entice.