magnetize

verb

mag·​ne·​tize ˈmag-nə-ˌtīz How to pronounce magnetize (audio)
magnetized; magnetizing

transitive verb

1
: to induce magnetic properties in
2
: to attract like a magnet : charm
magnetizable adjective
magnetizer noun

Examples of magnetize in a Sentence

Her performance magnetized the audience. the store's gorgeous window displays never fail to magnetize shoppers and sightseers
Recent Examples on the Web And now, Tom feels Dickie slipping away, magnetized instead to his old pal Freddie. Hazlitt, 28 Feb. 2024 The discovery, recently published in the journal Nature, marks the latest advance in the five-decade hunt for Nagaoka ferromagnetism, in which a material magnetizes as the electrons within it minimize their kinetic energy, in contrast to traditional magnets. Michael Greshko, WIRED, 28 Jan. 2024 Listing image by Larian Studios Enlarge / Cleveland doctor Sherri Tenpenny gives false testimony on June 8, 2021, saying COVID-19 vaccines magnetize people. Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 12 Aug. 2023 However the material was magnetizing, exchange interactions didn’t seem to be driving it. Michael Greshko, WIRED, 28 Jan. 2024 Even in scenes shared with Leonardo DiCaprio, who wasn’t nominated for his leading role as her husband Ernest Burkhart, Gladstone had a magnetizing presence. Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2024 Everything is securely magnetized together, and there's no clear alcove to stick a finger in to pry the case open. Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 28 Apr. 2023 As with most Dysons, the remote (which is magnetized to stay put on the device’s top) or app can be used to control the machine. Alida Nugent, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Jan. 2024 Pulsars are the undead magnetized cores of massive stars that have met their end in a supernova. Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 6 Oct. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1792, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of magnetize was in 1792

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Cite this Entry

“Magnetize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magnetize. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

magnetize

verb
mag·​ne·​tize ˈmag-nə-ˌtīz How to pronounce magnetize (audio)
magnetized; magnetizing
1
: to cause to be magnetic
2
: to attract like a magnet : charm
magnetizable adjective
magnetization
ˌmag-nət-ə-ˈzā-shən
noun

Medical Definition

magnetize

transitive verb
mag·​ne·​tize
variants also British magnetise
magnetized also British magnetised; magnetizing also British magnetising
: to induce magnetic properties in
magnetizable adjective
also British magnetisable

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