demagnetize
1. erase (a magnetic storage device) • Syn: demagnetise • Hypernyms: erase, delete • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Something ----s something 2. make nonmagnetic; take away the magnetic properties (of) - demagnetize the iron shavings - they degaussed the ship • Syn: demagnetise, degauss • Ant: magnetise (for: demagnetise), magnetize • Derivationally related forms: degaussing (for: degauss), demagnetisation (for: demagnetise), demagnetization • Topics: physics, natural philosophy • Hypernyms: change, alter, modify • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Something ----s something
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