Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Magnetize"
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) 1.7 (wn)
magnetize
v 1: make magnetic; "The strong magnet magnetized the iron
shavings" [syn: {magnetise}] [ant: {demagnetize}, {demagnetize}]
2: attract strongly, as if with a magnet; "She magnetized the
audience with her tricks" [syn: {mesmerize}, {mesmerise},
{bewitch}, {spellbind}]
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