ˈmagnəˌtīz, ˈmaig- verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Usage: see -ize
Etymology: French or German; French magnétiser, from German magnetisieren, from magnet + -isieren -ize
transitive verb
1. : to bring under the influence of animal magnetism
magnetized by her husband into the state termed clairvoyance — Horace Greeley
2. : to attract like a magnet : exert a powerful influence upon : captivate , charm
cities which don't expect to magnetize visitors don't build coliseums — Robert Moses
with his patrician air and his flashing wit … he magnetized the crowd — Van Wyck Brooks
that dauntless company of moderns whose spirits have been magnetized by … polar exploration — John Mason Brown
3. : to communicate magnetic properties to : convert into a magnet
magnetize a needle
intransitive verb
: to become magnetized
are advantageous because they will not magnetize — W.F.Cloud