Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense magnetizes, present participle magnetizing, past tense, past participle magnetizedregional note: in BRIT, also use magnetise
verb
If you magnetize something, you make it magnetic.
Make a Mobius strip out of a ribbon of mild steel and magnetise it. [VERB noun]
...a small metal chessboard with magnetized playing pieces. [VERB-ed]
magnetize in British English
or magnetise (ˈmæɡnɪˌtaɪz)
verb(transitive)
1.
to make (a substance or object) magnetic
2.
to attract strongly
3. an obsolete word for mesmerize
Derived forms
magnetizable (ˌmagnetˈizable) or magnetisable (ˌmagnetˈisable)
adjective
magnetization (ˌmagnetiˈzation) or magnetisation (ˌmagnetiˈsation)
noun
magnetizer (ˈmagnetˌizer) or magnetiser (ˈmagnetˌiser)
noun
magnetize in American English
(ˈmægnəˌtaɪz)
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈmagnetˌized or ˈmagnetˌizing
1.
to make into a magnet; give magnetic properties to (steel, iron, etc.)
2. Rare
hypnotize
3.
to attract or charm (a person), often in an almost hypnotic way