Mag"net*ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Magnetized (?); prep. & adv. Magnetizing (?).] [Cf. F. magn'etiser.]
1.
To communicate magnetic properties to; as, to magnetize a needle.
2.
To attract as a magnet attracts, or like a magnet; to move; to influence.
Fascinated, magnetized, as it were, by his character.
Motley.
3.
To bring under the influence of animal magnetism.
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