demagnetize

[ dee-mag-ni-tahyz ]
/ diˈmæg nɪˌtaɪz /

verb (used with object), de·mag·net·ized, de·mag·net·iz·ing.

to remove magnetization from.
Also especially British, de·mag·net·ise.

Origin of demagnetize

First recorded in 1830–40; de- + magnetize

OTHER WORDS FROM demagnetize

de·mag·net·iz·a·ble, adjective de·mag·net·i·za·tion, noun de·mag·net·iz·er, noun self-de·mag·net·iz·ing, adjective

Words nearby demagnetize

Example sentences from the Web for demagnetize

  • Anyone can demagnetize his own watch, however, with very little trouble and no expense by a much simpler method.

British Dictionary definitions for demagnetize

demagnetize

demagnetise

/ (diːˈmæɡnəˌtaɪz) /

verb

to lose magnetic properties or remove magnetic properties from Also: degauss

Derived forms of demagnetize

demagnetization or demagnetisation, noun demagnetizer or demagnetiser, noun