Attract and Employ

Attract

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

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

Employ

Employ verb - To provide with a paying job.

Attract and employ are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Attract" instead a verb "Employ".

Common collocations

man attract man employ man
people attract people employ people
kind attract kind employ kind
men attract men employ men
Other words: type, sort, number, lots, women, attacks, kinds.

Both words in one sentence

  • He does employ his female Snivy's Attract against opponents, though its most likely because he recognizes it as an effective move when it hits without understanding how it works.note Attract makes opponents not act half the time, though it only affects Pokémon of the opposite gender.
    Source: Chaste Hero
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