Demagnetize

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]


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