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Verb: magnetize  'mag-ni`tIz
  1. Make magnetic
    "The strong magnet magnetized the iron shavings"
    - magnetise [Brit]
     
  2. Attract strongly, as if with a magnet
    "She magnetized the audience with her tricks"
    - mesmerize, mesmerise [Brit], magnetise [Brit], bewitch, spellbind

Derived forms: magnetized, magnetizes, magnetizing

See also: magnet, magnetization

Type of: alter, change, charm, influence, modify, tempt

Antonym: demagnetize

Encyclopedia: Magnetize