"magnetize" meaning in English

See magnetize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: magnetizes [present, singular, third-person], magnetizing [participle, present], magnetized [participle, past], magnetized [past]
Etymology: From magnet + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|magnet|ize}} magnet + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} magnetize (third-person singular simple present magnetizes, present participle magnetizing, simple past and past participle magnetized)
  1. (transitive, physics) To make magnetic. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Physics Translations (to make magnetic): магні́ціць (mahnícicʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), намагні́чваць (namahníčvacʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), намагні́ціць (namahnícicʹ) [perfective] (Belarusian), магнетизирам (magnetiziram) (Bulgarian), magnetitzar (Catalan), magnetiseren (Dutch), magnetizar (Galician), magnetisieren (German), μαγνητίζω (magnitízo) (Greek), maighnéadaigh (Irish), magnesować (Polish), magnetyzować (Polish), magnetizar (Portuguese), imantar (Portuguese), магни́тить (magnítitʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), намагни́чивать (namagníčivatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), намагни́тить (namagnítitʹ) [perfective] (Russian), magnetizar (Spanish), magnetisera (Swedish), магні́тити (mahnítyty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), намагні́чувати (namahníčuvaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), намагні́тити (namahnítyty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), магнетизува́ти (mahnetyzuváty) [imperfective, perfective] (Ukrainian)
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  2. (intransitive, physics) To become magnetic. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Physics
    Sense id: en-magnetize-en-verb-S51sV~cR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 34 5 26 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 28 28 13 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 31 31 9 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 31 31 9 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 31 31 9 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 30 30 12 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 31 31 8 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 31 31 9 30 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 31 31 9 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 36 36 8 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 31 31 9 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 31 31 8 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 28 33 11 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 31 31 9 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 31 31 8 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 30 30 11 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 31 31 8 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 31 31 9 30 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  3. (obsolete, transitive) To hypnotize using mesmerism. Tags: obsolete, transitive
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  4. (figurative, transitive) To attract, allure or entice; to captivate or entrance. Tags: figuratively, transitive Translations (to attract): очаровам (očarovam) (Bulgarian), magnetitzar (Catalan), magnetigi (Esperanto), magnetizar (Galician), μαγνητίζω (magnitízo) (Greek), σαγηνεύω (saginévo) (Greek), magnetizzare (Italian), magnetizar (Portuguese), magnetizar (Spanish), магнетизува́ти (mahnetyzuváty) [imperfective, perfective] (Ukrainian)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: magnetise

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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