demagnetise

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verb

To make something non-magnetic by removing its magnetic properties.

Similar
degaussdemagnetize
Opposite
magnetise
OriginEnglish magnetise ← Latin dē- ← Proto-Italic *dē →
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Meanings

verbdemagnetise (third-person singular simple present demagnetises, present participle demagnetising, simple past and past participle demagnetised)

present singular third person demagnetises · participle present demagnetising · participle past demagnetised · past demagnetised · alternative demagnetize

  1. UKTo make something non-magnetic by removing its magnetic properties.

    Synonyms: degauss

  2. To erase the contents of a magnetic storage device.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo make something non-magnetic by removing its magnetic properties.

Similar
degauss

More synonyms by meaning

verberase (a magnetic storage device)

Similar
demagnetize
Broader
erasedelete

verbmake nonmagnetic; take away the magnetic properties (of)

Similar
demagnetizedegauss
Opposite
magnetise
Broader
changealtermodify
Also see
degaussdemagnetize

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Englishmagnetise
  8. Englishdemagnetise

From de- + magnetise.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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