Magnetize

//ˈmæɡ.nɪ.taɪz// verb

verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To make magnetic. transitive
  2. 2
    make magnetic wordnet
  3. 3
    To become magnetic. intransitive
  4. 4
    attract strongly, as if with a magnet wordnet
  5. 5
    To hypnotize using mesmerism. obsolete, transitive

    "c. 1789, Elizabeth Inchbald, Animal Magnetism: A Farce, Dublin, P. Byron, Act III, p. 82, Lisette let him alone, it is dangerous to push the poor creature to extremities, Doctor, suppose we Magnetize him?"

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  1. 6
    To attract, allure or entice; to captivate or entrance. figuratively, transitive

    "As for Dudley Venner, no beauty in all the world could have so soothed and magnetized him as the very repose and subdued gentleness which the Widow had thought would make the best possible background for her own more salient and effective attractions."

Synonyms

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act onadductallureanesthetizeapproachattract

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"c. 1789, Elizabeth Inchbald, Animal Magnetism: A Farce, Dublin, P. Byron, Act III, p. 82, Lisette let him alone, it is dangerous to push the poor creature to extremities, Doctor, suppose we Magnetize him?"

Etymology

From magnet + -ize.

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