Magnetise — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

attract strongly, as if with a magnet

make magnetic

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈæɡnɪtˌaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈaɡnɪtˌaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈaɡnɪtˌaɪz/

3 syllables Say it as /mˈæɡnɪtˌaɪz/.

Examples

She magnetized the audience with her tricks
The strong magnet magnetized the iron shavings

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

magnetize mesmerise mesmerize bewitch spellbind

Antonyms

demagnetize demagnetise

Parts of Speech

verb	attract strongly, as if with a magnet “She magnetized the audience with her tricks”
verb	make magnetic “The strong magnet magnetized the iron shavings”

Word Forms

magnetization	noun	the extent or degree to which something is magnetized
magnet	noun	(physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field
spellbinder	noun	an orator who can hold his listeners spellbound
magnetisation	noun	the process that makes a substance magnetic (temporarily or permanently)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

magnetisieren

ziehen stark an, wie mit einem Magneten

🇫🇷French

magnétiser

attirer fortement, comme avec un aimant

🇪🇸Spanish

magnetizar

atraer fuertemente, como si fuera un imán

🇮🇹Italian

magnetizzare

attraggono fortemente, come con una calamita

🇳🇱Dutch

magnetiseren

sterk aantrekken, alsof het met een magneet is

🇵🇹Portuguese

magnetizar

atrair fortemente, como se fosse um ímã

🇷🇺Russian

намагничивать

притягивать сильно, как магнитом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चुम्बकित करना

दृढ़ता से आकर्षित करें, मानो चुंबक से

🇧🇩Bengali

চুম্বক করা

দৃঢ়ভাবে আকর্ষণ করুন, যেন চুম্বক দিয়ে

🇮🇳Tamil

காந்தமாக்கும்

ஒரு காந்தம் போல வலுவாக ஈர்க்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

అయస్కాంతం

అయస్కాంతం వలె బలంగా ఆకర్షిస్తాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

चुंबक बनवणे

जोरदार आकर्षित करा, जणू चुंबकाने

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચુંબક

મજબૂત રીતે આકર્ષિત કરો, જાણે ચુંબક સાથે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಾಂತೀಯಗೊಳಿಸು

ಬಲವಾಗಿ ಆಕರ್ಷಿಸಿ, ಆಯಸ್ಕಾಂತದಂತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കാന്തികമാക്കുക

ഒരു കാന്തം പോലെ ശക്തമായി ആകർഷിക്കുക

🇵🇰Urdu

میگنیٹائز

مضبوطی سے اپنی طرف متوجہ کریں، جیسے مقناطیس کے ساتھ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

磁化

强烈吸引，就像有磁铁一样

🇯🇵Japanese

磁化する

磁石のように強く引きつけます

🇰🇷Korean

자화하다

자석처럼 강하게 끌어당긴다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

từ hóa

hút mạnh như có nam châm

🇹🇭Thai

ดึงดูด

ดึงดูดอย่างแรงราวกับมีแม่เหล็ก

🇮🇩Indonesian

menarik

menarik dengan kuat, seperti magnet

🇲🇾Malay

magnet

menarik dengan kuat, seolah-olah dengan magnet

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مغنطيس

جذب بقوة، كما لو كان مع المغناطيس

🇮🇷Persian

مغناطیسی کردن

به شدت جذب می شود، گویی با آهنربا

🇹🇷Turkish

mıknatıslamak

sanki bir mıknatıs varmış gibi güçlü bir şekilde çeker

🇮🇱Hebrew

למגנט

למשוך חזק, כאילו עם מגנט

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The primary meaning of 'magnetise' is 'attract strongly, as if with a magnet'.

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