attract vs. contract

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Main Entry: attract
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: draw attention
Synonyms: allure, appeal to, bait, beckon, beguile, bewitch, bring, captivate, charm, come on, court, drag, draw, enchant, endear, engage, enthrall, entice, entrance, exert influence, fascinate, freak out, give the come-on, go over big, grab, hook, induce, interest, intrigue, inveigle, invite, kill, knock dead, knock out, lure, magnetize, make a hit with, mousetrap, pull, rope in, score, seduce, send*, slay, solicit, spellbind, steer, suck in, sweep off one's feet, tempt, turn on, vamp, wile, wow*
Antonyms: repel, repulse
* = informal/non-formal usage
Main Entry: allure
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: entice
Synonyms: attract, bait, beguile, bewitch, cajole, captivate, charm, coax, come on, decoy, draw, enchant, entrap, fascinate, hook*, inveigle, lead on, lure, magnetize, persuade, pull, seduce, suck in, sweep off feet, tempt, turn on, wile, win over
Antonyms: deter, discourage, dissuade, prevent, repel, threaten, turn off, warn
* = informal/non-formal usage
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Main Entry: bait
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: lure
Synonyms: allure, attract , bedevil, beguile, draw, entice, fascinate, lead on, seduce, tempt
Main Entry: beckon
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: call, signal, or lure
Synonyms: allure, ask, attract , bid, coax, command, demand, draw, entice, gesticulate, gesture, invite, motion, nod, pull, sign, summon, tempt, wave

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Main Entry: contract
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: agreement, deal
Synonyms: arrangement, bargain, bond, commission, commitment, compact, concordat, convention, covenant, deposition, dicker, engagement, evidence, guarantee, handshake, indenture, liability, mise, obligation, pact, paper, pledge, promise, proof, record, settlement, stipulation, treaty, understanding
Notes: a compact is a formal agreement on rights and conduct, a treaty is a compact between nations, and a contract is a compact between two business entities
Antonyms: disagreement, misunderstanding
Main Entry: contract
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: condense
Synonyms: abate, abbreviate, abridge, become smaller, clench, compress, confine, constrict, consume, curtail, decline, decrease, deflate, draw in, dwindle, ebb, edit, epitomize, evaporate, fall away, fall off, grow less, lessen, lose, narrow, omit, purse, recede, reduce, shrink, shrivel, subside, syncopate, take in, tighten, wane, waste, weaken, wither, wrinkle
Antonyms: amplify, dilate, enlarge, expand, extend, increase, lengthen, spread, stretch
Main Entry: contract
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: come to terms
Synonyms: accept offer, adjust, agree, arrange, assent, bargain, become indebted, bound, buy, circumscribe, clinch, close, come around, commit, consent, covenant, dicker, engage, enter into, firm a deal, give one's word, go along with, hammer out deal, initial*, ink, it's a deal, limit, make terms, negotiate, obligate, owe, pact, pledge, promise, put in writing, set, settle, shake hands on it, sign for, sign papers, sign up, stipulate, swear to, undertake, work out details
Antonyms: break off, disagree
* = informal/non-formal usage