Attract
Attract verb - Exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away.
Put
Put verb - To arrange something in a certain spot or position.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- There is no area of interest, no matter how narrowly defined, where a person cannot put up a wiki for it and attract at least a few editors with similar interests.
Source: The Wiki Rule -
They are often put outside shops and other businesses to attract customers, and in that way also money.
Source: Improbable Accessory Effect -
It's a honeypot trap designated to attract farmers from around into coming and then put them into slave-like servitude.
Source: Video Game / Wasteland 2
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