From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Attract \At*tract"\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Attracted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Attracting}.] [L. attractus, p. p. of attrahere; ad + trahere to draw. See {Trace}, verb (used with an object)]
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.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
29 Moby Thesaurus words for "attracted": advancing, approaching, approximate, approximative, attracted to, cathectic, coming, concerned, curious, drawn to, enthusiastic, excited, fascinated, forthcoming, imminent, interested, keen on, near, nearing, oncoming, passionate, piqued, proximate, tantalized, tickled, titillated, to come, turned-on, upcoming
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