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magnetize definition

mag·net·ize (mag′nə tīz′)

transitive verb magnetized -·ized′, magnetizing -·iz′·ing

  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

intransitive verb

to become magnetic

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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