WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
magnetise v 1: attract strongly, as if with a magnet; "She magnetized the audience with her tricks" [syn: magnetize, mesmerize, mesmerise, magnetise, bewitch, spellbind] 2: make magnetic; "The strong magnet magnetized the iron shavings" [syn: magnetize, magnetise] [ant: degauss, demagnetise, demagnetize]