magnetize
[ mag-ni-tahyz ]
/ ˈmæg nɪˌtaɪz /
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verb (used with object), mag·net·ized, mag·net·iz·ing.
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Also especially British, mag·ne·tise .
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, adjectiveWords nearby magnetize
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British Dictionary definitions for magnetize
magnetize
magnetise
/ (ˈmæɡnɪˌtaɪz) /
verb (tr)
Derived forms of magnetize
magnetizable or magnetisable, adjectivemagnetization or magnetisation, nounmagnetizer or magnetiser, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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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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