mag·net·ize
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Audio Help [mag-ni-tahyz] Pronunciation Key –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. |
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magnetize
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| mag·net·ize
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tr.v. mag·net·ized, mag·net·iz·ing, mag·net·iz·es
mag'net·iz'a·ble adj., mag'net·iz'er n. |
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| magnetize | |
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| 1. | make magnetic; "The strong magnet magnetized the iron shavings" [ant: degauss] |
| 2. | attract strongly, as if with a magnet; "She magnetized the audience with her tricks" |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
ˈmagnetize, *ˈmagnetise1 verb
to make magnetic
Example: You can magnetize a piece of iron.
ˈmagnetize, *ˈmagnetise2 verbExample: You can magnetize a piece of iron.
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to attract or influence strongly
Example: She's the kind of person who can magnetize others.
See also: magnetism, magnetic, magnet, magnetic field, magnetic northExample: She's the kind of person who can magnetize others.
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
| magnetize
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To cause an object to become temporarily or permanently magnetic. For example, an unmagnetized object made of ferromagnetic material consists of molecules that are magnetic but randomly aligned, producing no net magnetic field; exposure to a magnetic field causes the molecules to align themselves with the field, producing their own net field, so that the object as a whole becomes magnetized. |
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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. |
Magnetize
De*mag"net*ize\, v. t. 1. To deprive of magnetic properties. See Magnetize. If the bar be rapidly magnetized and demagnetized. --Am. Cyc. 2. To free from mesmeric influence; to demesmerize. -- De*mag`net*i*za"tion, n. -- De*mag"net*i`zer, n.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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