demagnetize
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- demagnetise (UK)
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demagnetize (third-person singular simple present demagnetizes, present participle demagnetizing, simple past and past participle demagnetized)
- (transitive) To make something nonmagnetic by removing its magnetic properties.
- (transitive) To erase the contents of a magnetic storage device.
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to make something nonmagnetic
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to erase the contents of a magnetic storage device