de-energize

verb

To remove the energy from (a circuit or a system).

Similar
depowerdisenergizepower downde-energise
Opposite
energize
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Meanings

verbde-energize (third-person singular simple present de-energizes, present participle de-energizing, simple past and past participle de-energized)

present singular third person de-energizes · participle present de-energizing · participle past de-energized · past de-energized · alternative de-energise · alternative deenergize · alternative deenergise

  1. transitiveTo remove the energy from (a circuit or a system).

    Synonyms: depower, disenergize, power down

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo remove the energy from (a circuit or a system).

Similar
depowerdisenergizepower down
Opposite
energize

More synonyms by meaning

verbdeprive of energy

Similar
de-energise
Opposite
energize
Broader
weaken
Also see
depowerdisenergizepower off

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From de- + energize.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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