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"text": "A magnet attracts iron filings.",
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},
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"ref": "2013 July-August, Stephen P. Lownie, David M. Pelz, “Stents to Prevent Stroke”, in American Scientist",
"text": "The reason plaque forms isn’t entirely known, but it seems to be related to high levels of cholesterol inducing an inflammatory response, which can also attract and trap more cellular debris over time.",
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"To pull toward without touching."
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"(transitive) To pull toward without touching."
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "xīyǐn",
"sense": "pull without touching",
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"sense": "pull without touching",
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"sense": "pull without touching",
"word": "მიზიდვა"
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"sense": "pull without touching",
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"alt": "ひきつける",
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"sense": "pull without touching",
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"sense": "pull without touching",
"word": "끌어들이다"
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"word": "당기다"
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"sense": "pull without touching",
"word": "whakamanea"
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"sense": "pull without touching",
"word": "whakapoapoa"
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"sense": "pull without touching",
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"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "pull without touching",
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"roman": "pritjágivatʹ",
"sense": "pull without touching",
"tags": [
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"word": "притя́гивать"
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"sense": "pull without touching",
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"sense": "pull without touching",
"word": "tarraing"
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"sense": "pull without touching",
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"roman": "dʉng-dùut",
"sense": "pull without touching",
"word": "ดึงดูด"
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"roman": "prytjaháty",
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"text": "Advertising is designed to attract customers.",
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"text": "to attract admirers",
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"text": "His big smile and brown eyes instantly attracted me.",
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"(transitive) To draw by moral, emotional or sexual influence; to engage or fix, as the mind, attention, etc.; to invite or allure."
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"sense": "arouse interest",
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"roman": "zhāoyǐn",
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"word": "招引"
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"sense": "arouse interest",
"word": "aandacht trekken"
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"sense": "arouse interest",
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"sense": "arouse interest",
"word": "მიზიდვა"
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"word": "ελκύω"
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"roman": "ephélkomai",
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"word": "ἐφέλκομαι"
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"sense": "arouse interest",
"word": "felkelti az érdeklődést"
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"sense": "arouse interest",
"word": "attrarre"
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"alt": "ひきつける",
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"sense": "arouse interest",
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"sense": "arouse interest",
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"sense": "arouse interest",
"word": "तान्नु"
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"sense": "arouse interest",
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"word": "привлека́ть"
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"sense": "arouse interest",
"word": "llamar"
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"sense": "arouse interest",
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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"sense": "cause sexual excitement",
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"_dis1": "21 49 29",
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"sense": "cause sexual excitement",
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"roman": "yǐnyòu",
"sense": "cause sexual excitement",
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"sense": "cause sexual excitement",
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"sense": "cause sexual excitement",
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"sense": "cause sexual excitement",
"word": "viehättää"
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"sense": "cause sexual excitement",
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"sense": "cause sexual excitement",
"word": "მიზიდვა"
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"sense": "cause sexual excitement",
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"sense": "cause sexual excitement",
"word": "affascinare"
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"alt": "ひきつける",
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"sense": "cause sexual excitement",
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"_dis1": "21 49 29",
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"_dis1": "21 49 29",
"code": "pt",
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{
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"sense": "cause sexual excitement",
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"sense": "cause sexual excitement",
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"sense": "cause sexual excitement",
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{
"_dis1": "21 49 29",
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"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "dʉng-dùut",
"sense": "cause sexual excitement",
"word": "ดึงดูด"
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{
"_dis1": "21 49 29",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "pryv́abljuvaty",
"sense": "cause sexual excitement",
"word": "прив́аблювати"
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{
"_dis1": "21 49 29",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "pryvertáty",
"sense": "cause sexual excitement",
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"text": "Using the minibar in a hotel room attracts additional charges.",
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"To incur."
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"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To incur."
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"tags": [
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"code": "ar",
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"sense": "pull without touching",
"word": "اِجْتَذَبَ"
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"sense": "pull without touching",
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{
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"sense": "pull without touching",
"word": "atreure"
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"code": "cmn",
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"roman": "xīyǐn",
"sense": "pull without touching",
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"sense": "pull without touching",
"word": "altiri"
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"word": "vetää puoleensa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
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"word": "attirer"
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"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "pull without touching",
"word": "atraer"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "mizidva",
"sense": "pull without touching",
"word": "მიზიდვა"
},
{
"code": "de",
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"sense": "pull without touching",
"word": "anziehen"
},
{
"code": "el",
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"sense": "pull without touching",
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "pull without touching",
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"sense": "pull without touching",
"word": "attirare"
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"sense": "pull without touching",
"word": "引きつける"
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"roman": "kkeulda",
"sense": "pull without touching",
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"sense": "pull without touching",
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"sense": "pull without touching",
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"code": "la",
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"code": "mi",
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"code": "pt",
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{
"code": "ro",
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"sense": "pull without touching",
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{
"code": "ru",
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"sense": "pull without touching",
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"word": "притя́гивать"
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"code": "gd",
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"sense": "arouse interest",
"word": "atrair"
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{
"code": "es",
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"sense": "arouse interest",
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{
"code": "sv",
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"sense": "arouse interest",
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{
"code": "th",
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"roman": "dʉng-dùut",
"sense": "arouse interest",
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{
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"lang": "Bulgarian",
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"sense": "cause sexual excitement",
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{
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"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "cause sexual excitement",
"word": "viehättää"
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"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "cause sexual excitement",
"word": "excitar"
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{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "mizidva",
"sense": "cause sexual excitement",
"word": "მიზიდვა"
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{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "elkýo",
"sense": "cause sexual excitement",
"word": "ελκύω"
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{
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"word": "προσελκύω"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "cause sexual excitement",
"word": "sedurre"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "cause sexual excitement",
"word": "affascinare"
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"roman": "hikitsukeru",
"sense": "cause sexual excitement",
"word": "引きつける"
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "cause sexual excitement",
"word": "pociągać"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "cause sexual excitement",
"word": "atrair"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "cause sexual excitement",
"word": "excitar"
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{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "cause sexual excitement",
"word": "atrage"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
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"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "cause sexual excitement",
"word": "tarraing"
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{
"code": "es",
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"sense": "cause sexual excitement",
"word": "atraer"
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{
"code": "th",
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"roman": "dʉng-dùut",
"sense": "cause sexual excitement",
"word": "ดึงดูด"
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{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "pryv́abljuvaty",
"sense": "cause sexual excitement",
"word": "прив́аблювати"
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{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "pryvertáty",
"sense": "cause sexual excitement",
"word": "приверта́ти"
}
],
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