de-energize
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of de-energize
First recorded in 1885–90; de- + energize ( def. )
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“What they found,” he said, “was if they did the reconductoring project, they could de-energize the lines in Eaton Canyon” without triggering a potentially dangerous power surge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2025
Cleanup teams must de-energize and decommission the batteries for proper recycling and disposal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2025
Afterwards, the local Salt River Project power utility was called to de-energize the pole.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 7, 2023
The project required Metro to coordinate with Pepco, which will de-energize power transmission lines 15 feet above the station canopies.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 28, 2023
The passive and contemplative following of thought, my own or other people's, must not de-energize my sympathies and my will.
From Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 by Maud Howe Elliott
“They had no water, and they had too much power — they never de-energized any of those power lines,” Boyle said, listing factors that he believed led to the devastation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2025
Additionally, the company said its distribution lines to the west of Eaton Canyon "were de-energized well before the reported start time of the fire" as part of its fire safety shutoff program.
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2025
At that moment, Trump took a long-defeated sigh, and looked up at the ceiling blankly, looking confused and de-energized.
From Salon ● Mar. 14, 2024
Had the utility heeded weather service “warnings and de-energized their powerlines during the predicted high-wind gusts, this destruction could have been avoided,” the lawsuit said.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 24, 2023
It was de-energized before anyone noticed what was inside.
From The Variable Man by Philip K. Dick
“We can look after the fact and see that the consequences of potentially not de-energizing the transmission lines are enormous,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2025
The CEO of Southern California Edison told The Times earlier this month that winds were not strong enough to merit de-energizing a powerful electrical transmission line.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2025
The head of Southern California Edison said Wednesday that winds blowing in Eaton Canyon on Jan. 7 were not strong enough to meet the threshold the company uses for de-energizing the powerful electrical transmission line.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2025
Powell said Edison was monitoring the weather closely Jan. 7 but said the winds did not meet the threshold the company uses for de-energizing transmission lines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2025
Where the study of metaphysics becomes de-energizing, it becomes demoralizing.
From Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 by Maud Howe Elliott
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