Attract and Want

Attract

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

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

Want verb - To have an earnest wish to own or enjoy.

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Attract and want are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Attract" instead a verb "Want".

Nearby Words: wanting, wanted

attention	attract attention	want attention
trouble	attract trouble	want trouble
man	attract man	want man
woman	attract woman	want woman
Other words: people, kind, children, someone, number, way, characters, money, anyone, women, heroes, boys.

Instead, patios with small pools are almost a necessity if you want to re-sell your home, and these help attract out-of-state buyers thanks to the novelty factor.

Source: Useful Notes / Florida
This is because the aliens want to attract humanity to the cities for some purpose, so the beautiful cities are used as a pulling factor.

Source: Video Game / XCOM 2
He doesn't just attract crazy women, he attracts crazy paranormal women, many of whom want to do things that he is uncomfortable with.

Source: Fatal Attractor

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