magnetize

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magnetize

  • /ˈmæɡ.nɪ.taɪz/
  • /ˈmæɡ.nə.taɪz/

verb magnetizes · magnetizing · magnetized · magnetise

  1. transitive To make magnetic.
  2. intransitive To become magnetic.
  3. obsolete, transitive To hypnotize using mesmerism. c. 1789, Elizabeth Inchbald, Animal Magnetism: A Farce, Dublin, P. Byron, Act III, p. 82, Lisette let him alone, it is dangerous to push the poor creature to extremities, Doctor, suppose we Magnetize him?
  4. figuratively, transitive To attract, allure or entice; to captivate or entrance. As for Dudley Venner, no beauty in all the world could have so soothed and magnetized him as the very repose and subdued gentleness which the Widow had thought would make the best possible background for her own more salient and effective attractions.

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verb to make magnetic

Españolmagnetizar
Portuguêsmagnetizar, imantar
Deutschmagnetisieren
Ελληνικάμαγνητίζω magnitízo
Русскиймагни́тить magnítitʹ, намагни́чивать namagníčivatʹ, намагни́тить namagnítitʹ
Tiếng Việttừ hoá

verb to attract

Españolmagnetizar
Portuguêsmagnetizar
Italianomagnetizzare
Ελληνικάμαγνητίζω magnitízo, σαγηνεύω saginévo

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@misc{magnetize_2026,
  title = {magnetize},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/magnetize},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}