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Attract vs Magnet - What's the difference?

attract | magnet |

As a verb attract

is to pull toward without touching.

As a noun magnet is

magnet.

attract

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To pull toward without touching.
  • * Derham
  • All bodies and all parts of bodies mutually attract themselves and one another.
  • *{{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=July-August, author= Stephen P. Lownie], [http://www.americanscientist.org/authors/detail/david-m-pelz David M. Pelz
  • , magazine=(American Scientist), title= Stents to Prevent Stroke , passage=As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels. The reason plaque forms isn’t entirely known, but it seems to be related to high levels of cholesterol inducing an inflammatory response, which can also attract and trap more cellular debris over time.}}
  • To arouse interest.
  • To draw by moral, emotional or sexual influence; to engage or fix, as the mind, attention, etc.; to invite or allure.
  • * (John Milton)
  • Attracted by thy beauty still to gaze.

    Synonyms

    * allure

    Antonyms

    * repel

    magnet

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia magnet) (en noun)
  • A piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism.
  • (informal, figuratively, preceded by a noun) A person or thing that attracts what is denoted by the preceding noun.
  • He always had a girl on his arm - he's a bit of a babe-magnet .
  • * 2007, J. Michael Fay, Ivory Wars: Last Stand in Zakouma , National Geographic (March 2007), 47,
  • ...I wanted to show Nick the largest of the water holes, Rigueik, that act as magnets to life in the dry season.

    Derived terms

    (Terms derived from "magnet") * babe magnet * bar magnet * electromagnet * ferromagnet * fridge magnet * magnetarium * magnetic * magnetise, magnetize * magnetism * magnet school * man magnet * permanent magnet

    See also

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