Attract and Influence

Attract

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

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

Influence verb - To act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response.

Usage example: the news reports of the devastating flood influenced a great many people to make contributions for food and supplies

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Attract and influence are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Attract" instead a verb "Influence".

man	attract man	influence man
men	attract men	influence men
someone	attract someone	influence someone
number	attract number	influence number
Other words: way, characters, anyone, humans, objects, animals, monsters.

Although the presence of the planet should attract the ship instead, unless the ship is on the edge of the gravitational influence of the planet vs.

Source: Manga / They Were Eleven
Roxie Hart from Chicago faked this to attract media attention and help influence the jury in her murder trial.

Source: Fainting
Such characters have a -2 penalty to all Influence rolls, and automatically attract the attention of any cruel or abusive character.

Source: Butt Monkey / Tabletop Games

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