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 That means it can be magnetized and then attracted or repelled by other magnetic materials (iron, for example, is ferromagnetic). Justine Calma, The Verge, 10 Aug. 2023 This self-love energy will magnetize more cosmic matches in your life, not only romantically but also in terms of friendship. Dossé-Via, refinery29.com, 29 May 2023 There is one recurring issue issue with all of these claims, the claim that the Covid-19 vaccine is implanting a microchip so that magnets can stick to your arm, the claim that the Covid-19 vaccine can magnetize you, and the claim that the Covid-19 vaccine is somehow connected to 5G. Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 10 June 2021 Last year the duo toured with Nine Inch Nails, a very august legacy act, and the NIN faithful were largely magnetized. M.t. Richards, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2023 At the same time, other possible sources of the magnetization have been ruled out: Allende and its fellows were not magnetized by a field produced in the sun, or by the dusty disk itself, or by transient plumes around impacts. Linda T. Elkins-Tanton, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2016 Early iron compass needles were magnetized by lodestone or magnetite minerals pulled from Earth. Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 29 Mar. 2023 When the tip cools below its Curie point, it is magnetized by virtue of the field from the nearby movable magnet, which is then drawn to it, closing the switch and reapplying power. IEEE Spectrum, 27 Oct. 2017 These objects become permanently magnetized, through a process called hysteresis. Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 29 Mar. 2023 See More

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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 23 Sep. 2023.

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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