Attract and Dispel

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

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Dispel is an antonym for attract.

Dispel verb - To cause (members of a group) to move widely apart.

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Attract is an antonym for dispel.

Nearby Words: dispelled, dispelling

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