de-energise

A form of de-energize — To remove the energy from (a circuit or a system).

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Meanings

verbde-energise (third-person singular simple present de-energises, present participle de-energising, simple past and past participle de-energised)

present singular third person de-energises · participle present de-energising · participle past de-energised · past de-energised

  1. UKalternativeAlternative spelling of de-energize.

    Overhead wires at 25000 volts AC were used for the electrification of the main line from Euston and they were extended through Camden Road on the No. 1 lines [of the North London Line] to a Freightliner terminal near Maiden Lane on 25th October 1965. They were de-energised at the end of 1971.

    1997, Vic Mitchell, Keith Smith, North London Line - Broad Street to Willesden Junction, Middleton Press, →ISBN
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    "This failure was found to be an intermittent break in the coil circuit located between a base contact terminal and the internal coil feed wiring. This break would cause the coil to de-energise when only small amounts of external pressure were applied to the external relay case," said RAIB in its accident report.

    2026 July 8, Philip Haigh, “Sanders prove to be missing part of the runaway puzzle”, in RAIL, number 1065, page 53

Synonyms & antonyms

verbdeprive of energy

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APA

de-energise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/de-energise

MLA

“de-energise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/de-energise. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “de-energise,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/de-energise.

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