DEMAGNETIZE - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Part of speech: Verb

erase (a magnetic storage device)

Categories: Erase, Delete

Part of speech: Verb

make nonmagnetic; take away the magnetic properties (of)

Example: demagnetize the iron shavings; they degaussed the ship

Categories: Change, Alter, Modify

de – A related word in the same word family.

magnetize – A related word in the same word family.

Words in the same family branched apart as languages evolved in different regions.