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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Magnetize
//ˈmæɡ.nɪ.taɪz//
Synonyms for "magnetize" (56 found)
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Related words (28)
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11 entriesTranslations
37 translations across 16 languages.
Belarusian
3 entries- магні́ціць verb (to make magnetic)
- намагні́ціць verb (to make magnetic)
- намагні́чваць verb (to make magnetic)
Bulgarian
2 entries- магнетизирам verb (to make magnetic)
- очаровам verb (to attract)
Catalan
2 entries- magnetitzar verb (to make magnetic)
- magnetitzar verb (to attract)
Dutch
1 entries- magnetiseren verb (to make magnetic)
Esperanto
1 entries- magnetigi verb (to attract)
Galician
2 entries- magnetizar verb (to make magnetic)
- magnetizar verb (to attract)
German
1 entries- magnetisieren verb (to make magnetic)
Greek
3 entries- μαγνητίζω verb (to make magnetic)
- μαγνητίζω verb (to attract)
- σαγηνεύω verb (to attract)
Irish
1 entries- maighnéadaigh verb (to make magnetic)
Italian
1 entries- magnetizzare verb (to attract)
Polish
4 entries- magnesować verb (to make magnetic)
- magnetyzować verb (to make magnetic)
- namagnesować verb (to make magnetic)
- przyciągać verb (to attract)
Portuguese
3 entries- imantar verb (to make magnetic)
- magnetizar verb (to make magnetic)
- magnetizar verb (to attract)
Russian
3 entries- магни́тить verb (to make magnetic)
- намагни́тить verb (to make magnetic)
- намагни́чивать verb (to make magnetic)
Spanish
2 entries- magnetizar verb (to make magnetic)
- magnetizar verb (to attract)
Swedish
1 entries- magnetisera verb (to make magnetic)
Ukrainian
4 entries- магнетизува́ти verb (to make magnetic)
- магнетизува́ти verb (to attract)
- магні́тити verb (to make magnetic)
- намагні́тити verb (to make magnetic)
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Dr. Bertrand tells us that the first patient he ever magnetized, being attacked by a disease of an hysterical character, became subject to convulsions of so long duration and so violent in character, that he had never, in all his practice, seen the like […]
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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.
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Mr. Hamlin’s hand passed carressingly twice or thrice along her sleeve with a peculiar gentleness that seemed to magnetize her.
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