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magnetize |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Magnetize \Mag"net*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Magnetized}; prep. & adv {Magnetizing}.] [Cf. F. magn['e]tiser.] 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: magnetize v 1: make magnetic; "The strong magnet magnetized the iron shavings" [ant: {demagnetize}] 2: attract strongly, as if with a magnet; "She magnetized the audience with her tricks" [syn: {mesmerize}, {bewitch}, {spellbind}]
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