Captive vs Attract - What's the difference?
captive | attract |
One who has been captured or is otherwise confined.
* {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
, chapter=19 One held prisoner.
(figurative) One charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection; one who is captivated.
Held prisoner; not free; confined.
* Milton
Subdued by love; charmed; captivated.
* Shakespeare
Of or relating to bondage or confinement; serving to confine.
To pull toward without touching.
* Derham
*{{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=July-August, author=
, magazine=(American Scientist), title= To arouse interest.
To draw by moral, emotional or sexual influence; to engage or fix, as the mind, attention, etc.; to invite or allure.
* (John Milton)
As verbs the difference between captive and attract
is that captive is while attract is to pull toward without touching.captive
English
Noun
(en noun)citation, passage=When Timothy and Julia hurried up the staircase to the bedroom floor, where a considerable commotion was taking place, Tim took Barry Leach with him. He had him gripped firmly by the arm, since he felt it was not safe to let him loose, and he had no immediate idea what to do with him. The captive made no resistance […].}}
Adjective
(-)- A poor, miserable, captive thrall.
- Even in so short a space, my wonan's heart / Grossly grew captive to his honey words.
- captive''' chains; '''captive hours
attract
English
Verb
(en verb)- All bodies and all parts of bodies mutually attract themselves and one another.
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Stents to Prevent Stroke, passage=As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels. 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.}}
- Attracted by thy beauty still to gaze.
