MAGNETISE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Present simple: I / you / we / they magnetise ... he / she / it magnetises

Past simple: magnetised

Past participle: magnetised

-ing form: magnetising

Meaning:

Make magnetic

Example:

The strong magnet magnetized the iron shavings

Synonyms:

magnetise; magnetize

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "magnetise" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Domain category:

natural philosophy; physics (the science of matter and energy and their interactions)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Antonym:

demagnetise (make nonmagnetic; take away the magnetic properties (of))

Derivation:

magnet ((physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field)

magnetisation (the process that makes a substance magnetic (temporarily or permanently))

Meaning:

Attract strongly, as if with a magnet

Example:

She magnetized the audience with her tricks

Synonyms:

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "magnetise" is one way to...):

charm; influence; tempt (induce into action by using one's charm)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody