verb (v)

• make magnetic(verb.change)

  Example:
  The strong magnet magnetized the iron shavings.
  

  Synonym:
  magnetise
  Antonym:
  degauss, demagnetise, demagnetize
  

  source: wordnet30
• attract strongly, as if with a magnet(verb.communication)

  Example:
  She magnetized the audience with her tricks.
  

  Synonym:
  bewitch, magnetise, mesmerise, mesmerize, spellbind
  

  source: wordnet30
• To communicate magnetic properties to; as, to magnetize a needle.(verb)

  source: webster1913