- demagnetize⇄demagnetize, verb, -ized,-izing.
- demagnetize⇄noun demagnetizer.
- demagnetize⇄v.i. to be demagnetized.
Ex. Unwanted recordings may simply be erased by demagnetizing and the tape reused almost indefinitely (New Yorker). - demagnetize⇄v.t. to deprive of magnetism or magnetic properties.
Ex. A sample may be demagnetized by reversing the magnetizing current a number of times, decreasing its magnitude with each reversal (Sears and Zemansky).