magnetize

[ mag-ni-tahyz ]

/ ˈmæg nɪˌtaɪz /

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verb (used with object), mag·net·ized, mag·net·iz·ing.

to make a magnet of or impart the properties of a magnet to.

to exert an attracting or compelling influence upon: The evangelist's oratory magnetized his listeners.

Archaic. to mesmerize.

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Also especially British, mag·ne·tise .

Origin of magnetize

First recorded in 1775–85; magnet + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM magnetize

mag·net·iz·er, nounnon·mag·net·ized, adjectivere·mag·net·ize, verb (used with object), re·mag·net·ized, re·mag·net·iz·ing.un·mag·net·ized, adjective

Words nearby magnetize

magnetic wood, magnetism, magnetite, magnetizable, magnetization, magnetize, magneto, magnetoacoustics, magnetocaloric effect, magnetochemistry, magnetoelasticity

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Example sentences from the Web for magnetize

Make a small horseshoe magnet from a piece of the very best steel obtainable, and magnetize it to as high a strength as possible.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2|Various
If we magnetize a wire placed east and west, it will retain this polarity until freed by vibrations, as already remarked.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 392, July 7, 1883|Various
A similar phenomenon takes place if we magnetize a rod held vertically in the direction of earth's magnetism.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 392, July 7, 1883|Various
(B) Magnetize the needle so that its point will be a N pole.
The Study of Elementary Electricity and Magnetism by Experiment|Thomas M. St. John

Men had wondered how an electrical discharge could magnetize steel.
The Story of Great Inventions|Elmer Ellsworth Burns

British Dictionary definitions for magnetize

magnetize

magnetise

/ (ˈmæɡnɪˌtaɪz) /

verb (tr)

to make (a substance or object) magnetic

to attract strongly

an obsolete word for mesmerize

Derived forms of magnetize

magnetizable or magnetisable, adjectivemagnetization or magnetisation, nounmagnetizer or magnetiser, noun

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Scientific definitions for magnetize

magnetize

[ măg′nĭ-tīz′ ]

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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verb (used with object), mag·net·ized, mag·net·iz·ing.