attract

verb

Etymology: From Latin attractus, past participle of attrahere (“to draw to, attract”), from ad (“to”) + trahere (“to draw”).

1. To pull toward without touching.

   “A magnet attracts iron filings.”

   “All bodies, and all the parts of bodies, mutually attract themselves, and one another.”

2. To draw by moral, emotional or sexual influence; to engage or fix, as the mind, attention, etc.; to invite or allure.

   “to attract admirers”

   “Advertising is designed to attract customers.”

3. To incur.

   “Using the minibar in a hotel room attracts additional charges.”