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de·mag·net·ize

 (dē-măg′nĭ-tīz′)
tr.v. de·mag·net·ized, de·mag·net·iz·ing, de·mag·net·iz·es
1. To remove magnetic properties from.
2. To erase (a magnetic storage device).

de·mag′net·i·za′tion (-nĭ-tĭ-zā′shən) n.
de·mag′net·iz′er n.
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demagnetize

(diːˈmæɡnəˌtaɪz) or

demagnetise

vb
(General Physics) to lose magnetic properties or remove magnetic properties from. Also: degauss
deˌmagnetiˈzation, deˌmagnetiˈsation n
deˈmagnetˌizer, deˈmagnetˌiser n
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de•mag•net•ize

(diˈmæg nɪˌtaɪz)

v.t. -ized, -iz•ing.
to remove magnetization from.
[1830–40]
de•mag′net•iz`a•ble, adj.
de•mag`net•i•za′tion, n.
de•mag′net•iz`er, n.
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demagnetize


Past participle: demagnetized
Gerund: demagnetizing

Imperative
demagnetize
demagnetize
Present
I demagnetize
you demagnetize
he/she/it demagnetizes
we demagnetize
you demagnetize
they demagnetize
Preterite
I demagnetized
you demagnetized
he/she/it demagnetized
we demagnetized
you demagnetized
they demagnetized
Present Continuous
I am demagnetizing
you are demagnetizing
he/she/it is demagnetizing
we are demagnetizing
you are demagnetizing
they are demagnetizing
Present Perfect
I have demagnetized
you have demagnetized
he/she/it has demagnetized
we have demagnetized
you have demagnetized
they have demagnetized
Past Continuous
I was demagnetizing
you were demagnetizing
he/she/it was demagnetizing
we were demagnetizing
you were demagnetizing
they were demagnetizing
Past Perfect
I had demagnetized
you had demagnetized
he/she/it had demagnetized
we had demagnetized
you had demagnetized
they had demagnetized
Future
I will demagnetize
you will demagnetize
he/she/it will demagnetize
we will demagnetize
you will demagnetize
they will demagnetize
Future Perfect
I will have demagnetized
you will have demagnetized
he/she/it will have demagnetized
we will have demagnetized
you will have demagnetized
they will have demagnetized
Future Continuous
I will be demagnetizing
you will be demagnetizing
he/she/it will be demagnetizing
we will be demagnetizing
you will be demagnetizing
they will be demagnetizing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been demagnetizing
you have been demagnetizing
he/she/it has been demagnetizing
we have been demagnetizing
you have been demagnetizing
they have been demagnetizing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been demagnetizing
you will have been demagnetizing
he/she/it will have been demagnetizing
we will have been demagnetizing
you will have been demagnetizing
they will have been demagnetizing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been demagnetizing
you had been demagnetizing
he/she/it had been demagnetizing
we had been demagnetizing
you had been demagnetizing
they had been demagnetizing
Conditional
I would demagnetize
you would demagnetize
he/she/it would demagnetize
we would demagnetize
you would demagnetize
they would demagnetize
Past Conditional
I would have demagnetized
you would have demagnetized
he/she/it would have demagnetized
we would have demagnetized
you would have demagnetized
they would have demagnetized
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.demagnetize - erase (a magnetic storage device)
delete, erase - wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information; "Who erased the files form my hard disk?"
2.demagnetize - make nonmagnetic; take away the magnetic properties (of); "demagnetize the iron shavings"; "they degaussed the ship"
natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
magnetize, magnetise - make magnetic; "The strong magnet magnetized the iron shavings"
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[diːˈmægnɪtaɪz] VTdesimantar
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Maximum flux density produced by the primary currents, [B.sub.s] has to be smaller than the value that demagnetizes the PMs.
The key is a magnet that blows up and spontaneously demagnetizes, releasing energy as a pulse of power.
* Subject inoperable hard drives to a certified degausser, which demagnetizes the hard drive and renders all of the data unrecoverable.