magnetize

[ mag-ni-tahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, mag·net·ized, mag·net·iz·ing.

1. to make a magnet of or impart the properties of a magnet to.
2. to exert an attracting or compelling influence upon:

   The evangelist's oratory magnetized his listeners.

3. Archaic. to mesmerize.

magnetize

/ ˈmæɡnɪˌtaɪz /

verb

1. to make (a substance or object) magnetic
2. to attract strongly
3. an obsolete word for mesmerize

magnetize

/ măg′nĭ-tīz′ /

1. To cause an object to become temporarily or permanently magnetic. For example, an unmagnetized object made of ferromagnetic material consists of molecules that are magnetic but randomly aligned, producing no net magnetic field; exposure to a magnetic field causes the molecules to align themselves with the field, producing their own net field, so that the object as a whole becomes magnetized.

Derived Forms

• ˈmagnetˌizer, noun
• ˌmagnetˈizable, adjective
• ˌmagnetiˈzation, noun

Other Words From

• magnet·izer noun
• non·magnet·ized adjective
• re·magnet·ize verb (used with object) remagnetized remagnetizing
• un·magnet·ized adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of magnetize¹

First recorded in 1775–85; magnet + -ize

Example Sentences

“I learned to temper my thoughts, embrace gratefulness, give myself grace, pour into myself to be available for others and magnetize the positive into manifested results,” he wrote.

From Los Angeles Times

"We apply an oscillating field to reset the magnetization, then apply a strong magnetic field to the cilia which allows us to magnetize the microparticles in a new direction."

From Science Daily

Scientists believe the environment immediately surrounding a black hole is tumultuous, featuring hot magnetized gas that spirals in a disk at tremendous speeds and temperatures.

From Science Daily

High sensitivity radio observations have discovered a cloud of magnetized plasma in the Hydra galaxy cluster.

From Science Daily

But when a magnetic field is applied, the orientations of the magnets, or spins, in the different regions line up and the material becomes fully magnetized.

From Science Daily