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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) ordemagnetise
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
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Verb | 1. | demagnetize - erase (a magnetic storage device) |
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" |
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