| VERB | change | magnetize, magnetise | make magnetic |
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| communication | magnetize, mesmerize, mesmerise, magnetise, bewitch, spellbind | attract strongly, as if with a magnet |
| Meaning | make magnetic. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The strong magnet magnetized the iron shavings" | |
| Synonym | magnetise | |
| Category | physics, natural philosophy | The science of matter and energy and their interactions |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Opposite | demagnetize, demagnetise, degauss | make nonmagnetic |
| Nouns | magnet | (physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field |
| magnetization | the physical property of being magnetic | |
| magnetization | the process that makes a substance magnetic (temporarily or permanently) | |
| magnetization | the extent or degree to which something is magnetized | |
| Meaning | attract strongly, as if with a magnet. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Example | "She magnetized the audience with her tricks" | |
| Synonyms | mesmerize, mesmerise, magnetise, bewitch, spellbind | |
| Broader | charm, influence, tempt | induce into action by using one's charm |
| Catalan | encantar, fascinar | |
| Spanish | encantar, fascinar | |
| Nouns | magnet | (physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field |
| magnetization | the extent or degree to which something is magnetized | |