( BrE also mag·net·ise ) / ˈmægnətaɪz; NAmE / verb [ vn ]
1.
[ usually passive ] ( technical ) to make sth metal behave like a magnet
2.
to strongly attract sb :
Cities have a powerful magnetizing effect on young people.
( BrE also mag·net·ise ) / ˈmægnətaɪz; NAmE / verb [ vn ]
1.
[ usually passive ] ( technical ) to make sth metal behave like a magnet
2.
to strongly attract sb :
Cities have a powerful magnetizing effect on young people.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005