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MAGNETIZE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make magnetic

Example:

The strong magnet magnetized the iron shavings

Synonyms:

magnetise; magnetize

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "magnetize" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Domain category:

natural philosophy; physics (the science of matter and energy and their interactions)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Antonym:

demagnetize (make nonmagnetic; take away the magnetic properties (of))

Derivation:

magnet ((physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field)

magnetization (the physical property of being magnetic)

magnetization (the process that makes a substance magnetic (temporarily or permanently))

magnetization (the extent or degree to which something is magnetized)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Attract strongly, as if with a magnet

Example:

She magnetized the audience with her tricks

Synonyms:

bewitch; magnetise; magnetize; mesmerise; mesmerize; spellbind

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "magnetize" is one way to...):

charm; influence; tempt (induce into action by using one's charm)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

Derivation:

magnet ((physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field)

magnetization (the extent or degree to which something is magnetized)

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