1) притягивать 2) привлекать
глагол 1) притягивать Например: Anything with strong gravity attracts other things to it. — Любое тело с большой массой притягивает к себе другие. 2) привлекать, притягивать (внимание, инвестиции) Например: He shouted to attract attention. — Он закричал, чтобы обратить на себя внимание. A crowd was attracted to the scene of the accident. — Толпа была привлечена на место происшествия. The President of Tanzania said his country would also like to attract investment from private companies. — Президент Танзании заявил, что его страна также хотела бы привлекать инвестиции частных компаний. 3) завоевывать, пленять, покорять, прельщать Например: In spite of her hostility, she was attracted to him. — Несмотря на свою враждебность, она была увлечена им. Синоним(ы): captivate, fascinate, tempt
verb Etymology: Middle English, from Latin attractus, past participle of attrahere, from ad- + trahere to pull, draw transitive verb to cause to approach or adhere: as a. to pull to or draw toward oneself or itself Example: a magnet attracts iron b. to draw by appeal to natural or excited interest, emotion, or aesthetic sense; entice Example: attract attention intransitive verb to exercise attraction • attractor noun Synonyms: attract, allure, charm, captivate, fascinate, enchant mean to draw another by exerting a powerful influence. attract applies to any degree or kind of ability to exert influence over another Example: students attracted by the school's locale. allure implies an enticing by what is fair, pleasing, or seductive Example: an alluring smile. charm implies the power of casting a spell over the person or thing affected and so compelling a response Example: charmed by their hospitality, but it may, like captivate suggest no more than evoking delight or admiration Example: her performances captivated audiences. fascinate suggests a magical influence and tends to stress the ineffectiveness of attempts to resist Example: a story that continues to fascinate children. enchant is perhaps the strongest of these terms in stressing the appeal of the agent and the degree of delight evoked in the subject Example: hopelessly enchanted by her beauty.