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demagnetise

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-mag-ne-tise
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

British usage

verb

To erase the contents of a magnetic storage device.

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- English magnetise English demagnetise From de- + magnetise.

Usage

Inflected Forms

demagnetises (present, singular) demagnetising (participle, present) demagnetised (participle, past) demagnetised (past) demagnetize (alternative)

Derived Forms

demagnetisation

Synonyms

degauss demagnetize

Questions

What does demagnetise mean?
To make something non-magnetic by removing its magnetic properties.
Where does demagnetise come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English magnetise English demagnetise From de- + magnetise.

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