demagnetize
UK/di:'mægnitaiz/US
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Definitions
v.
To remove the magnetic properties from something.
使消磁，使退磁
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedde-down, away, reversal
+
-izeto make, to become
=demagnetize
de- (off, away) + magnetize = to take the magnetism out. It reverses magnetize: where magnetize gives a thing the stone's pull, demagnetize strips it away — wiping a magnetic strip or clearing residual magnetism from a tool.
Root magnet still carries 7 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.demagnetize a tape给磁带消磁
- 2.demagnetize a tool给工具消磁
- 3.accidentally demagnetize意外消磁
Example Sentences
- 1.
Strong heat can demagnetize a permanent magnet.
- 2.
He used a special tool to demagnetize the screwdriver.