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demagnetize en · VERB

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Old French magnetebor. Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek Μάγνης (Mágnēs) Ancient Greek μᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)bor. Latin magnēsbor. Middle English magnete English magnet Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English magnetize English demagnetize From de- + magnetize.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To make something nonmagnetic by removing its magnetic properties.
  2. (transitive) To erase the contents of a magnetic storage device.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
demagnetise alternative lexicographic
demagnetizes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
demagnetized Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
demagnetized Tense=Past lexicographic
demagnetizing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Deriveds

demagnetizable · demagnetizer · demagnetization

Hyponyms

degauss · deperm

Translations (26)

ru размагни́чивать (to make something nonmagnetic) · pl zdemagnetyzować (to erase the contents of a magnetic storage device) · uk розмагні́чувати (to make something nonmagnetic) · cmn 消磁 (to make something nonmagnetic) · gl desmagnetizar (to make something nonmagnetic) · uk розмагні́тити (to make something nonmagnetic) · pl rozmagnesowywać (to erase the contents of a magnetic storage device) · it demagnetizzare (to make something nonmagnetic) · be размагні́ціць (to make something nonmagnetic) · pl demagnetyzować (to erase the contents of a magnetic storage device) · it smagnetizzare (to make something nonmagnetic) · ca desmagnetitzar (to make something nonmagnetic) · la demagnētizō (to make something nonmagnetic) · pl demagnetyzować (to make something nonmagnetic) · sv avmagnetisera (to make something nonmagnetic) · fr démagnétiser (to make something nonmagnetic) · kk магнитсіздендіру (to make something nonmagnetic) · ro demagnetiza (to make something nonmagnetic) · cmn 消磁 (to erase the contents of a magnetic storage device) · ru размагни́тить (to make something nonmagnetic) · pl rozmagnesować (to erase the contents of a magnetic storage device) · be размагні́чваць (to make something nonmagnetic) · de entmagnetisieren (to make something nonmagnetic) · pl rozmagnesowywać (to make something nonmagnetic) · pl zdemagnetyzować (to make something nonmagnetic) · pl rozmagnesować (to make something nonmagnetic)