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Dictionary: mag·net·ize   (măg'nĭ-tīz') pronunciation
tr.v., -ized, -iz·ing, -iz·es.
  1. To make magnetic.
  2. To attract, charm, or influence: a campaign speech that magnetized the crowd.
magnetizable mag'net·iz'a·ble adj.
magnetizer mag'net·iz'er n.

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verb

    To direct or impel to oneself by some quality or action: allure, appeal, attract, draw, entice, lure, take. Informal pull. See like/dislike.

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: make magnetic
  Synonym: magnetise
  Antonym: demagnetize (meaning #2)

Meaning #2: attract strongly, as if with a magnet
  Synonyms: mesmerize, mesmerise, magnetise, bewitch, spellbind


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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - magnetisere, tiltrække som en magnet, bjergtage, hypnotisere

Nederlands (Dutch)
magnetiseren, fascineren, hypnotiseren, bekoren

Français (French)
v. tr. - (lit) aimanter, (fig) magnétiser

Deutsch (German)
v. - magnetisieren, fesseln

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (φυσ.) μαγνητίζω

Italiano (Italian)
magnetizzare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - magnetizar

Русский (Russian)
намагничиваться, привлекать, гипнотизировать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - magnetizar, imantar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - magnetisera, trollbinda

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
使磁化, 吸引

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使磁化, 吸引

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 자화하다, 끌다 , 매료하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 磁気を与える, 磁化する, 引き付ける, 磁気を帯びる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يمغنط‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮מגנט, הקסים, ריתק‬


 
 
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