magnetize

/'mægnitaiz/ Cách viết khác : (magnetise) /'mægnitaiz/
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magnetize

The magician magnetized the crowd with her dazzling card trick.

Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To make something magnetic: To cause an object to acquire magnetic properties, typically by aligning its internal magnetic domains.
    • To attract strongly, as if by a magnet: To draw or pull someone or something with a powerful, often irresistible, force of attraction or fascination.
Examples of Usage
  • Verb:
    • The technician used a coil of wire to magnetize the steel rod. (The technician made the steel rod magnetic.)
    • Her charismatic speech magnetized the entire crowd, holding their attention for over an hour. (Her speech powerfully attracted and held the crowd's attention.)
Advanced Usage
  • "to magnetize someone to something": To draw someone powerfully toward a specific thing or idea.
    • The promise of opportunity magnetized young people to the city. (The promise of opportunity strongly attracted young people to the city.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Magnetization (n): The process of making something magnetic or the state of being magnetic.
    • The magnetization of the metal was complete.
  • Magnetized (adj): Having been made magnetic; possessing magnetic properties.
    • The magnetized needle pointed north.
  • Demagnetize (v): The opposite action; to remove magnetic properties from something.
    • You can demagnetize a credit card by placing it near a strong magnet.
Synonyms
  • Attract: To draw by a physical force or by appealing qualities.
  • Enchant: To attract and delight greatly.
  • Hypnotize: To capture the complete attention of, as if in a trance (used in the figurative sense).
Related Phrasal Verbs/Constructions

(This word does not commonly form standard phrasal verbs. Its meaning is typically expressed directly.)

Related Idioms
  • To have a magnetic personality: An idiom describing someone who powerfully attracts and charms others, related to the figurative sense of "magnetize."
    • The new leader has a magnetic personality that inspires loyalty.
magnetize

The magician magnetized the crowd with her dazzling card trick.

Verb
  1. attract strongly, as if with a magnet
    • She magnetized the audience with her tricks
  2. make magnetic
    • The strong magnet magnetized the iron shavings

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