magnetize

American  

[mag-ni-tahyz] / ˈmæg nɪˌtaɪz /

especially British, magnetise

verb (used with object)

magnetized, magnetizing

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

2. to exert an attracting or compelling influence upon.

   The evangelist's oratory magnetized his listeners.

3. Archaic. to mesmerize.

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magnetize British  

/ ˈmæɡnɪˌtaɪz /

verb

1. to make (a substance or object) magnetic

2. to attract strongly

3. an obsolete word for mesmerize

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magnetize Scientific  

/ măg′nĭ-tīz′ /

1. 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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Other Word Forms

• magnetizable adjective
• magnetization noun
• magnetizer noun
• nonmagnetized adjective
• remagnetize verb (used with object)
• unmagnetized adjective

Etymology

Origin of magnetize

First recorded in 1775–85; magnet + -ize

Example Sentences

Such an eruption would release a cloud of dense, magnetized plasma, temporarily altering the space around the FRB source as it passed through the line of sight.

From Science Daily

When the north and south poles of an iron atom line up, the atom becomes ferromagnetic and strongly magnetized.

From Science Daily

These regions form when highly magnetized plasma rises from the Sun's interior and breaks through its surface.

From Science Daily

It also sheds light on similar processes occurring around other magnetized worlds, including Jupiter and Saturn, expanding our grasp of how planetary environments evolve across the solar system.

From Science Daily

The eventual and ultimate success of “Mare of Easttown” unifies around Winslet, who magnetized this series from the start, carrying the mystery through its turgid spots and electrifying its finest ones.

From Salon