magnetize

== English == === Alternative forms === magnetise === Etymology === From magnet + -ize. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmæɡ.nɪ.taɪz/, /ˈmæɡ.nə.taɪz/ === Verb === magnetize (third-person singular simple present magnetizes, present participle magnetizing, simple past and past participle magnetized) (transitive, physics) To make magnetic. (intransitive, physics) To become magnetic. (obsolete, transitive) To hypnotize using mesmerism. c. 1789, Elizabeth Inchbald, Animal Magnetism: A Farce, Dublin, P. Byron, Act III, p. 82,[1] Lisette let him alone, it is dangerous to push the poor creature to extremities, Doctor, suppose we Magnetize him? (figurative, transitive) To attract, allure or entice; to captivate or entrance. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Portuguese == === Verb === magnetize inflection of magnetizar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative