MAGNETIZE

magnetize, magnetise

(verb) make magnetic; “The strong magnet magnetized the iron shavings”

magnetize, mesmerize, mesmerise, magnetise, bewitch, spellbind

(verb) attract strongly, as if with a magnet; “She magnetized the audience with her tricks”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

magnetize (third-person singular simple present magnetizes, present participle magnetizing, simple past and past participle magnetized)

(transitive, physics) To make magnetic.

(intransitive, physics) To become magnetic.

(obsolete, transitive) To hypnotize using mesmerism.

(figurative, transitive) To attract, allure or entice; to captivate or entrance.

Source: Wiktionary

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Mag"net*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Magnetized; prep. & adv. Magnetizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. magnétiser.]

1. To communicate magnetic properties to; as, to magnetize a needle.

2. To attract as a magnet attracts, or like a magnet; to move; to influence. Fascinated, magnetized, as it were, by his character. Motley.

3. To bring under the influence of animal magnetism.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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