单词 | magnetize |
释义 | magnetizev. 1. transitive. To draw or attract as a magnet does; to fascinate or charm. Occasionally intransitive.In quot. 1658 apparently an isolated early use. In later use chiefly a figurative use of sense 3, often with a mixture of sense 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > attract [verb (transitive)] attract1584 trance1597 fetch1607 magnetize1658 engage1693 seduce1747 appeala1885 the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > attract, allure, or entice [verb (transitive)] teec888 tightc1000 drawc1175 tollc1220 till?c1225 ticec1275 bringc1300 entice1303 win1303 wina1340 tempt1340 misdrawa1382 wooa1387 lure1393 trainc1425 allurea1450 attract?a1475 lock1481 enlure1486 attice1490 allect1518 illect?1529 wind1538 disarm1553 call1564 troll1565 embait1567 alliciate1568 slock1594 enamour1600 court1602 inescate1602 fool1620 illure1638 magnetize1658 trepana1661 solicit1665 whistle1665 drill1669 inveigh1670 siren1690 allicit1724 wisea1810 come-hither1954 1658 T. Bancroft Time's out of Tune iii. 20 Where by strange attraction of your eyes, You shew'd how beauties force doth magnetize. 1792 Corr. Revolution Soc. London 213 They, who live in the unenlightened Regions..will..be magnetized by the attraction of Freedom, and turn with adoration to your morning star of Life, Liberty, and Light. 1836 Edinb. Rev. Jan. 310 The noblest associations, thus insensibly introduced into the mind, magnetize it anew. 1842 Ld. Tennyson Talking Oak lxiv, in Poems (new ed.) II. 80 I kiss it twice, I kiss it thrice, The warmth it thence shall win To riper life may magnetise The baby-oak within. 1847 B. Disraeli Tancred II. iv. iii. 188 You will magnetize the Queen as you have magnetized me. 1876 J. B. Mozley Serm. preached Univ. of Oxf. vi. 160 External Nature is..an enchantress who magnetises the human spirit. 1952 Life 17 Nov. 177 (heading) Some new-type tops for wear in the evening magnetize the eyes. 1991 Oxf. Art Jrnl. 14 3/1 Looking intermittently at the so-called colonial art..I became magnetised by the figures of angels. 2. transitive. To influence by animal magnetism, to mesmerize; to influence by means formerly but no longer regarded as magnetic (cf. magnetic adj. 2d). Now historical. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the paranormal > [verb (transitive)] > mesmerize fascinate1591 magnetize1784 magnetify1785 mesmerize1829 hypnotize1843 biologize1850 statuvolize1883 1784 Parker's Gen. Advertiser 27 May M. de Gibelin,..unhappily a warm apologist of the magnetic delusion, died..under the hands of Doctor Mesmer, who has magnetised his destruction. 1784 Parker's Gen. Advertiser 24 Sept. The Count d'Oels was determined to see the Sieur Mesmer, that he might be a judge of his doctrine. For that purpose he went to Beaubourg, and got himself magnetized. 1785 Mesmer's Aphorisms 11 The operation must be repeated, till you have magnetized every side of the plant. 1797 Encycl. Brit. X. 450/1 Seven of Deslon's patients were magnetised at Dr. Franklin's house. 1849 S. R. Maitland Illustr. Mesmerism 74 M. Renard..had requested that Adèle the clairvoyante might, while in her sleep, magnetise a little bottle of water for him. 1864 J. R. Lowell Fireside Trav. 189 You must magnetize him many times to get him en rapport with a jest. 1932 E. Bowen To North viii. 75 Gilbert Bligh, as though magnetised, could not help glancing back and back again at the cottage. 1991 S. J. Gould Bully for Brontosaurus xii. 193 Franklin asked Deslon to magnetize one of five trees in his garden. 3. a. transitive. To make magnetic; to induce magnetism in. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > magnetism > magnetize [verb (transitive)] excitate?1549 touch?1574 excite1646 magnetify1649 magnetize1792 animate1807 1792 Analyt. Rev. May 118 Mr. C. found, that his compass was considerably deranged if he stood some time near it: and on attempting to examine the variations with a needle weakly magnetised, he found it impossible. 1801 Encycl. Brit. Suppl. II. 133/2 The most simple method of magnetising a steel bar. 1831 D. Brewster Treat. Optics x. 92 The violet rays..had the power of magnetising small steel needles. 1894 S. R. Bottone Electr. Instr. Making (ed. 6) 215 If, therefore, we wind our field magnets with about 6 lbs. No. 20=12·5 ohms, we shall get a sufficient number of turns on to magnetise them efficiently. 1924 T. W. Croft Electr. Machinery & Control Diagrams vii. 213 When current passes through the contactor, both the closing and the lockout portions of the switch are magnetized. 1988 Pract. Motorist Mar. 55 With this..Screwdriver Charger..you can either magnetise or de-magnetise your own screwdriver. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Magnetize, to acquire magnetic properties. Derivatives ˈmagnetized adj. (and n.) ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the paranormal > [adjective] > relating to mesmerism > inducing or affected by magnetized1784 magnetified1797 mesmerized1829 hypnotized1843 hypnotizing1843 mesmerizing1846 biologized1851 statuvolent1891 the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > magnetism > [adjective] > magnetized impregnate1646 magnetified1649 animated1654 excited1660 loaded1717 magnetized1784 1784 Parker's Gen. Advertiser 15 June It is astonishing to hear every day, that the magnetized die, or linger in expectation of death; and that these striking examples do not open the eyes of the zealots for magnetism. 1784 New Rev. Oct. 301 Having been told that a magnetised tree would produce convulsions; they blindfolded a young man, and said they would lead him towards one. 1830 J. F. W. Herschel Prelim. Disc. Study Nat. Philos. 57 Masks of magnetized steel wire are..adapted to the faces of the workmen. 1834 Penny Cycl. II. 33/1 The mode of bringing the magnetised under the influence of the magnetic fluid was peculiar. 1880 J. E. H. Gordon Physical Treat. Electr. & Magn. I. 147 The magnetized bar. 1992 Byte Oct. 201/1 The plane of polarized light is rotated when it reflects from a magnetized surface. ˈmagnetizing n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the paranormal > [noun] > mesmerism animal magnetism1784 magnetism1784 mesmerism1784 magnetizing1787 magnetization1801 zoomagnetism1824 tellurism1832 hypnotism1842 pathetism1843 zoistic magnetism1849 electrobiology1850 electropsychology1850 biologism1852 statuvolism1871 statuvolence1873 braidism1882 hypnosis1882 biomagnetism1887 the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > magnetism > [adjective] > charging with magnetic properties magnetizing1787 exciting1884 1787 F. Burney Diary 19 June (1842) III. 389 He whispered..that..he intended to introduce magnetizing. 1843 Rep. Brit. Assoc. 27 The magnetizing action of transitory electric currents. 1877 Academy 3 Nov. 428/1 In an article on the magnetising of animals, Herr Preyer investigates the physiological effects [etc.]. 1949 J. G. Frayne & H. Wolfe Elem. Sound Recording xxix. 592 Magnetic media..that require high magnetizing forces to produce saturation are more difficult to erase. 1992 Mech. Products & Tools July 1400/2 Ideal for the general magnetizing..of small hand tools. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1658 |
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