Attract and Pursue

Attract

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

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

Pursue verb - To go after or on the track of.

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Attract and pursue are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Attract" instead a verb "Pursue".

Nearby Words: pursuit, pursuance, pursuing, pursuer

girl	attract girl	pursue girl
man	attract man	pursue man
guy	attract guy	pursue guy
woman	attract woman	pursue woman
Other words: people, interest, way, characters, prey, humans, heroes.

Opposites Attract Revenge: It is likely that Baldwin's particular vendetta against McMurdo wouldn't be of the "pursue him across continents" strength if he hadn't stolen his girl.

Source: Literature / The Valley of Fear
Shin'ichiro Miki's voice is mostly on the cool and laid-back side, however he can do Hot-Blooded types and even suavely sexy villains as well.Has been somewhat pigeonholed as characters who attract the opposite sex, or maybe humorously pursue them but are almost always rejected.

Source: Creator / Shinichiro Miki

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