Attract and Gain

Attract

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

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

Gain verb - To cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest request.

Usage example: the radical party was able to gain some supporters with intense recruitment on college campuses

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Attract and gain are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Attract" instead a verb "Gain".

Nearby Words: gained, gaining, gainful, gainer

attention	attract attention	gain attention
amount	attract amount	gain amount
audience	attract audience	gain audience
way	attract way	gain way
Other words: money, eyes, attacks.

Warriors attract monsters and gain power from destroying them or from being on the same base as them.

Source: Tabletop Game / Smash Up
Some will run back to the entrance of the map on their own, but gain the ability to not attract the attention of any enemies along the way (even if they were kidnapped by them in the first place).

Source: Took a Shortcut
As the result they gain supernatural luck, which they can learn to consciously manipulate, but at the same time they attract trouble a lot.

Source: Tabletop Game / Old World of Darkness

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