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reattract

reattract verb: to attract again or anew.

Verb

reattract (third-person singular simple present reattracts, present participle reattracting, simple past and past participle reattracted)

  1. (transitive) To attract again or anew.
    • Yes, Tom can have doubts and can be reattracted to Laura.2008 June 30, Janet Maslin, “Friends Reunited at a Wedding on Maine’s Rocky Coast, Dashed Hopes All Around”, in New York Times

Forms of reattract

third-person singular presentreattracts
present participlereattracting
past participlereattracted
pastreattracted

Origin of reattract

From re- + attract.

Questions about reattract

What does reattract mean?
Reattract means to attract again or anew.
What part of speech is reattract?
Reattract is a verb.
What is the past tense of reattract?
The past tense of reattract is reattracted.

Words near reattract in the dictionary

  1. reattests
  2. reattire
  3. reattired
  4. reattires
  5. reattiring
  6. reattract
  7. reattracted
  8. reattracting
  9. reattraction
  10. reattracts
  11. reattribute

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