magnetize

UK: /ˈmæɡnɪˌtaɪz/ US: /ˈmægnɪˌtaɪz/ ,(mag′ni tīz′)

Inflections of 'magnetize' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

magnetizes

v 3rd person singular (US & UK)

magnetizing

v pres p (US & UK)

magnetized

v past (US & UK)

magnetized

v past p (US & UK)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

mag•net•ize /ˈmægnɪˌtaɪz/   v. [~ + object] , -ized, -iz•ing. 

1. Electricity to make a magnet of:
   Rubbing the nail with a magnet will magnetize it.

mag•net•i•za•tion /ˌmægnɪtɪˈzeɪʃən/  n. 

[uncountable] Magnetization stops when the electrical current is removed.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

mag•net•ize  (mag′ni tīz′), v.t., -ized, -iz•ing. 

1. Electricity 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.

Also,[esp. Brit.,] mag′ne•tise′. 

• magnet + -ize 1775–85

mag′net•iz′er, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

magnetize, magnetise / ˈmæɡnɪˌtaɪz/ verb (transitive)

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

ˌmagnetˈizable, ˌmagnetˈisable adjective

ˌmagnetiˈzation, ˌmagnetiˈsation noun

ˈmagnetˌizer, ˈmagnetˌiser noun