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
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
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
1 May 2024
(verb) be in a state of movement or action; “The room abounded with screaming children”; “The garden bristled with toddlers”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
