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Verb: demagnetise  dee'mag-ni`tIz
Usage: Brit (=demagnetize)
  1. Erase (a magnetic storage device)
    - demagnetize
     
  2. Make nonmagnetic; take away the magnetic properties (of)
    "demagnetise the iron shavings"
    - demagnetize, degauss

Derived forms: demagnetising, demagnetised, demagnetises

See also: demagnetisation [Brit]

Type of: alter, change, delete, erase, modify

Antonym: magnetise [Brit]