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demagnetize

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de⋅mag⋅net⋅ize

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


Origin:
1830–40; de- + magnetize


de⋅mag⋅net⋅iz⋅a⋅ble, adjective
de⋅mag⋅net⋅i⋅za⋅tion, noun
de⋅mag⋅net⋅iz⋅er, noun
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de·mag·net·ize   (dē-māg'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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