demagnetize

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verb

To make something nonmagnetic by removing its magnetic properties.

Similar
demagnetisedegauss
Opposite
magnetize
OriginEnglish magnetize ← Middle English magnete ← Latin magnēs →
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Meanings

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

present singular third person demagnetizes · participle present demagnetizing · participle past demagnetized · past demagnetized · alternative demagnetise

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

Synonyms & antonyms

Narrower
degaussdeperm

verberase (a magnetic storage device)

Similar
demagnetise
Broader
erasedelete

verbmake nonmagnetic; take away the magnetic properties (of)

Similar
demagnetisedegauss
Opposite
magnetize
Broader
changealtermodify
Also see
degaussdemagnetiseunmagnetize

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. Old Frenchmagnete
  8. Ancient GreekΜάγνης (Mágnēs)
  9. Ancient Greekμᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)
  10. Latinmagnēs
  11. Middle Englishmagnete
  12. Englishmagnet
  13. Englishmagnetize
  14. Englishdemagnetize

From de- + magnetize.

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Translations

Catalan desmagnetitzar
  • desmagnetitzarto make something nonmagnetic
Chinese Mandarin 消磁, 消磁
  • 消磁 (xiāocí)to make something nonmagnetic
  • 消磁 (xiāocí)to erase the contents of a magnetic storage device
French démagnétiser
  • démagnétiserto make something nonmagnetic
German entmagnetisieren
  • entmagnetisierento make something nonmagnetic
Italian demagnetizzare, smagnetizzare
  • demagnetizzareto make something nonmagnetic
  • smagnetizzareto make something nonmagnetic
Latin demagnētizō
  • demagnētizōto make something nonmagnetic
Polish rozmagnesowywać, rozmagnesować
  • rozmagnesowywaćto make something nonmagnetic
  • rozmagnesowaćto make something nonmagnetic
  • demagnetyzowaćto make something nonmagnetic
  • zdemagnetyzowaćto make something nonmagnetic
  • rozmagnesowywaćto erase the contents of a magnetic storage device
  • rozmagnesowaćto erase the contents of a magnetic storage device
  • demagnetyzowaćto erase the contents of a magnetic storage device
  • zdemagnetyzowaćto erase the contents of a magnetic storage device
Romanian demagnetiza
  • demagnetizato make something nonmagnetic
Russian размагни́чивать, размагни́тить
  • размагни́чивать (razmagníčivatʹ)to make something nonmagnetic
  • размагни́тить (razmagnítitʹ)to make something nonmagnetic
Swedish avmagnetisera
  • avmagnetiserato make something nonmagnetic
Ukrainian розмагні́чувати, розмагні́тити
  • розмагні́чувати (rozmahníčuvaty)to make something nonmagnetic
  • розмагні́тити (rozmahnítyty)to make something nonmagnetic
Cite this entry
APA

demagnetize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demagnetize

MLA

“demagnetize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demagnetize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “demagnetize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demagnetize.

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