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mag⋅net⋅ize

[mag-ni-tahyz]
–verb (used with object), -ized, -iz⋅ing.
1. to make a magnet of or impart the properties of a magnet to.
2. to exert an attracting or compelling influence upon: The evangelist's oratory magnetized his listeners.
3. Archaic. to mesmerize.
Also, especially British, mag⋅ne⋅tise.


Origin:
1775–85; magnet + -ize


mag⋅net⋅iz⋅er, noun
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mag·net·ize   (māg'nĭ-tīz')   
tr.v.   mag·net·ized, mag·net·iz·ing, mag·net·iz·es
  1. To make magnetic.

  2. To attract, charm, or influence: a campaign speech that magnetized the crowd.

mag'net·iz'a·ble adj., mag'net·iz'er n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: mag·ne·tize
Variant: also British mag·ne·tise /'mag-n&-"tIz/
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms:-tized also British -tised; -tiz·ing also British -tis·ing
: to induce magnetic properties in —mag·ne·tiz·able also British mag·ne·tis·able /-"tI-z&-b&l/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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