Found 2 items, similar to demagnetize.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: demagnetize demagnetize v 1: erase (a magnetic storage device) [syn: demagnetise] 2: make nonmagnetic; take away the magnetic properties (of); “demagnetize the iron shavings”; “they degaussed the ship” [syn: demagnetise, degauss] [ant: magnetize, magnetize]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Demagnetize Demagnetize \De*mag"net*ize\, v. t. 1. To deprive of magnetic properties; to render nonmagnetic. See Magnetize. [1913 Webster] If the bar be rapidly magnetized and demagnetized. --Am. Cyc. [1913 Webster] 2. To free from mesmeric influence; to demesmerize. [archaic] [1913 Webster +PJC] -- De*mag`net*i*za"tion, n. -- De*mag"net*i`zer, n. [1913 Webster]