Attract and Instigate

Attract

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

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

Instigate

Instigate verb - To bring (something volatile or intense) into being.

Attract and instigate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Attract" instead a verb "Instigate".

Common collocations

people attract people instigate people
kind attract kind instigate kind
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