"reattract" meaning in English

See reattract in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: reattracts [present, singular, third-person], reattracting [participle, present], reattracted [participle, past], reattracted [past]
Etymology: re- + attract Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|attract}} re- + attract Head templates: {{en-verb}} reattract (third-person singular simple present reattracts, present participle reattracting, simple past and past participle reattracted)
  1. (transitive) To attract again or anew. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-reattract-en-verb-Jo~Qb1sD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re-

Inflected forms

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