Attract and Kill

Attract

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

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Kill and attract are semantically related. in draw attention topic. In some cases you can use "Kill" instead a verb "Attract".

Kill verb - To deprive of life.

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Attract and kill are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Attract" instead a verb "Kill".

Nearby Words: killing, killed, killer

girl	attract girl	kill girl
man	attract man	kill man
guy	attract guy	kill guy
woman	attract woman	kill woman
Other words: people, men, children, someone, number, way, characters, anyone, humans, victims, enemies, zombies, members, heroes, monsters.

The reason for this being, if you try to kill it by smashing or cutting it the body will release a pheromone that'll attract more centipedes to the area.

Source: Kill It with Water
For the slayers there is a justification: guns don't kill vampires (or demons) and the gunshot can attract innocent bystanders.

Source: Archaic Weapon for an Advanced Age
If you're quick, you can kill him before he reaches the rooftop, but it will probably attract attention from all the agents milling about.

Source: Video Game / Hitman: Blood Money

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