Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

magnetize

[mag-ni-tahyz] / ˈmæg nɪˌtaɪz /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

"We apply an oscillating field to reset the magnetization, then apply a strong magnetic field to the cilia which allows us to magnetize the microparticles in a new direction."

From Science Daily ● Apr. 24, 2024

Whether any of their creations transcend gee-whizzery and prove powerful enough to magnetize deeper meanings to it will become clearer with time.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 15, 2023

When Ryan mentioned her depression, Baltz said, “You need to magnetize your brain,” an apparent reference to transcranial magnetic stimulation treatment she received at Insight Choices, according to the accusation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2021

In a ferromagnet such as iron, all the atoms act like little magnets and they all point in the same direction to magnetize the entire material.

From Science Magazine ● Mar. 30, 2020

“If I rub the needle with the lodestone, I’ll magnetize it. Basically I’ll turn it into a compass needle. If we can get it to float on the water without breaking the surface tension...”

From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins

"First, we irradiate the alloy with a strong laser pulse, which magnetizes the material," explains Theo Pflug.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 7, 2023

Rather, it's about knowing the genre and what magnetizes the mainstream audience and catering to the film's marketing accordingly.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2022

The southernmost state and yet not quite identified with the deep south, a meeting point for Latino influence and a rangy variant of Americana, it’s a strange place that magnetizes strange people.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 28, 2019

He magnetizes attention, sometimes at the expense of Ben Dickey, who plays Foley as a sly, slow-moving bear of a man with a knack for fingerpicking and self-sabotage.

From New York Times ● Sep. 6, 2018

Ama creates another Adinkra symbol that magnetizes Lala back to the ship.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

This validation that A.I. gives its user—or rather itself—is another reason students are so magnetized to these programs.

From Slate ● Mar. 20, 2026

Mr. Lewis is alternately magnetized and repulsed by Sellers and goes to exhaustive lengths to comprehend him, eventually resorting to quoting Sellers—a believer in the power of the Ouija board—via a spiritual medium.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026

When the north and south poles of an iron atom line up, the atom becomes ferromagnetic and strongly magnetized.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 26, 2026

It also sheds light on similar processes occurring around other magnetized worlds, including Jupiter and Saturn, expanding our grasp of how planetary environments evolve across the solar system.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2025

But José Arcadio Buendía at that time did not believe in the honesty of gypsies, so he traded his mule and a pair of goats for the two magnetized ingots.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

If reach is what she’s looking for, Rogan’s invitation would seem to be a magnetizing one.

From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2024

Friends and family said she was well-liked and had a magnetizing personality.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 6, 2024

“Grief is a magnetizing force from which the book cannot escape.”

From Washington Post ● Oct. 17, 2022

At night, the smell of charred chicken sizzling on an outside spit often wafted through the neighborhood, magnetizing Metro riders as they emerged from underground escalators.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2020

Maybe it was the way he massaged the feeling back into my hands, or his yeshivish cadence, or those magnetizing bourbon-colored eyes, but something told me I could confide in him.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros




Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 14,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training