Attract and Cause

Attract

Attract verb - Exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away.

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Cause and attract are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Cause" instead a verb "Attract".

Cause verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).

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Attract and cause are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Attract" instead a verb "Cause".

Nearby Words: caused, causation, causeless, causative, causal

trouble	attract trouble	cause trouble
people	attract people	cause people
kind	attract kind	cause kind
amount	attract amount	cause amount
Other words: sort, lots, attacks.

A wish that involves getting a massive pile of money, but not specifically wishing that this money did not cause him harm or attract unwanted attention, is not exactly airtight.

Source: Jackass Genie
The Corruption: A human's desires can both attract a Digimon and cause them to run wild in the pursuit of power, which in turn can cause that same individual to do the same.

Source: Anime / Digimon Xros Wars: The Young Hunters Leaping Through Time
Inserting credits during Technika 2's tutorial attract demo can cause the machine to freeze up.

Source: Video Game / DJMAX

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