demagnetize

Words with a similar base: demagnetize

'demagnetize'

[demagnetize.v.01] as in: erase (a magnetic storage device)

'demagnetize'

[demagnetize.v.02] as in: make nonmagnetic; take away the magnetic properties (of)

Examples:
demagnetize the iron shavings
they degaussed the ship

Origins

					demagnetize (English)
├── de- (English)
│   └── de (Latin)
└── magnetize (English)
    ├── -ize (English)
    │   └── -isen (Middle English (1100-1500))
    │       └── -iser (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
    │           └── -izare (Latin)
    │               └── -ιζειν (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
    └── magnet (English)

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