demagnetize

tr.v., -ized, -iz·ing, -iz·es.

1. To remove magnetic properties from.
2. To erase (a magnetic storage device).

demagnetization de·mag'net·i·za'tion (-nĭ-tĭ-zā'shən) n.
demagnetizer de·mag'net·iz'er n.

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: erase (a magnetic storage device)
  Synonym: demagnetise

Meaning #2: make nonmagnetic; take away the magnetic properties (of)
  Synonyms: demagnetise, degauss
  Antonym: magnetize (meaning #1)

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - afmagnetisere

Nederlands (Dutch)
ontmagnetiseren

Français (French)
v. tr. - démagnétiser

Deutsch (German)
v. - entmagnetisieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - απομαγνητίζω

Italiano (Italian)
demagnetizzare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - desmagnetizar

Русский (Russian)
размагничивать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - desimantar, desimanar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - avmagnetisera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
消磁, 使退磁

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 消磁, 使退磁

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 자성을 없애다, 녹화된 부분을 지우다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - …から磁気を除く, 消磁する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يفقده خواصه المغناطيسيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮מחק המגנוט‬

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