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demagnetize

[dee-mag-ni-tahyz]
verb (used with object), de·mag·net·ized, de·mag·net·iz·ing.
  1. to remove magnetization from.
Also especially British, de·mag·net·ise.

Origin of demagnetize

First recorded in 1830–40; de- + magnetize
Related formsde·mag·net·iz·a·ble, adjectivede·mag·net·i·za·tion, nounde·mag·net·iz·er, nounself-de·mag·net·iz·ing, adjective
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Historical Examples of demagnetize

  • Anyone can demagnetize his own watch, however, with very little trouble and no expense by a much simpler method.

British Dictionary definitions for demagnetize

demagnetize

demagnetise

verb
  1. to lose magnetic properties or remove magnetic properties fromAlso: degauss
Derived Formsdemagnetization or demagnetisation, noundemagnetizer or demagnetiser, noun
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Word Origin and History for demagnetize
v.

1839; see de- + magnetize. Related: Demagnetized; demagnetizing.

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