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Definition of magnetize verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

magnetize

verb
 
/ˈmæɡnətaɪz/
 
/ˈmæɡnətaɪz/
(British English also magnetise)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they magnetize
 
/ˈmæɡnətaɪz/
 
/ˈmæɡnətaɪz/
he / she / it magnetizes
 
/ˈmæɡnətaɪzɪz/
 
/ˈmæɡnətaɪzɪz/
past simple magnetized
 
/ˈmæɡnətaɪzd/
 
/ˈmæɡnətaɪzd/
past participle magnetized
 
/ˈmæɡnətaɪzd/
 
/ˈmæɡnətaɪzd/
-ing form magnetizing
 
/ˈmæɡnətaɪzɪŋ/
 
/ˈmæɡnətaɪzɪŋ/
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  1. [usually passive] (specialist) to make something metal behave like a magnet
    • be magnetized (by something) These rocks are magnetized by the ambient magnetic field.
    • A compass is really a magnetized needle.
    Topics Physics and chemistryc2
  2. magnetize somebody to strongly attract somebody
    • Cities have a powerful magnetizing effect on young people.
See magnetize in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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