| VERB | communication | demagnetize, demagnetise | erase (a magnetic storage device) |
|---|---|---|---|
| change | demagnetize, demagnetise, degauss | make nonmagnetic |
| Meaning | Erase (a magnetic storage device) . | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | demagnetise | |
| Broader | erase, delete | wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information |
| Meaning | make nonmagnetic; take away the magnetic properties (of). | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "demagnetize the iron shavings" | |
| Synonyms | demagnetise, degauss | |
| Category | physics, natural philosophy | The science of matter and energy and their interactions |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Opposite | magnetize, magnetise | make magnetic |
| Spanish | desimantar | |
| Catalan | desimantar, desmagnetitzar | |
| Nouns | demagnetization | the process of removing magnetization |
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