Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Attract \At*tract"\, n.
   Attraction. [Obs.] --Hudibras.

Attract \At*tract"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Attracted}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Attracting}.] [L. attractus, p. p. of attrahere; ad +
   trahere to draw. See {Trace}, v. t.]
   1. 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.

            All bodies and all parts of bodies mutually attract
            themselves and one another.           --Derham.

   2. To draw by influence of a moral or emotional kind; to
      engage or fix, as the mind, attention, etc.; to invite or
      allure; as, to attract admirers.

            Attracted by thy beauty still to gaze. --Milton.

   Syn: To draw; allure; invite; entice; influence.

Source : WordNet®

attract
     v 1: direct toward itself or oneself by means of some
          psychological power or physical attributes; "Her good
          looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in
          many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge
          crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in
          many new customers" [syn: {pull}, {pull in}, {draw}, {draw
          in}] [ant: {repel}]
     2: exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent
        it from moving away; "the gravitational pull of a planet
        attracts other bodies"
     3: be attractive to; "The idea of a vacation appeals to me";
        "The beautiful garden attracted many people" [syn: {appeal}]
        [ant: {repel}]