Magnetized

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Magnetize \Mag"net*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Magnetized}; prep.
     & adv. {Magnetizing}.] [Cf. F. magn['e]tiser.]
     1. To communicate magnetic properties to; to make magnetic;
        as, to magnetize a needle.
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     2. To attract as a magnet attracts, or like a magnet; to
        move; to influence.
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              Fascinated, magnetized, as it were, by his
              character.                            --Motley.
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     3. To bring under the influence of animal magnetism.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  magnetized
       adj : having the properties of a magnet; i.e. of attracting iron
             or steel; "the hard disk is covered with a thin coat of
             magnetic material" [syn: {magnetic}, {magnetised}]
             [ant: {antimagnetic}]