
Meaning of DEMAGNETIZE
| Pronunciation: | | dee'magni`tIz
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WordNet Dictionary |
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- [v] erase (a magnetic storage device)
- [v] make nonmagnetic; take away the magnetic properties (of); "demagnetize the iron shavings"; "they degaussed the ship"
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DEMAGNETIZE is a 11 letter word that starts with D. |
| | Synonyms: | | degauss, demagnetise, demagnetise |
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| | Antonyms: | | magnetise, magnetize | |   |
| | See Also: | | delete, erase | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \De*mag"net*ize\, v. t.
1. To deprive of magnetic properties. See {Magnetize}.
If the bar be rapidly magnetized and demagnetized.
--Am. Cyc.
2. To free from mesmeric influence; to demesmerize. --
{De*mag`net*i*za"tion}, n. -- {De*mag"net*i`zer}, n.
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