demagnetize

English

Alternative forms

demagnetise (UK)

Etymology

Verb

demagnetize (third-person singular simple present demagnetizes, present participle demagnetizing, simple past and past participle demagnetized)

To make something nonmagnetic by removing its magnetic properties.
To erase the contents of a magnetic storage device.

Translations

make something nonmagnetic

Catalan: desmagnetitzar (ca)
Galician: desmagnetizar (gl)
German: entmagnetisieren (de)

Italian: demagnetizzare
Romanian: demagnetiza (ro)

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