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deperm

[ dee-purm ]

verb (used with object)

, Nautical.
  1. to reduce the permanent magnetism of (a vessel) by wrapping an electric cable around it vertically athwartships and energizing the cable.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of deperm1

First recorded in 1945–50; de- + perm(anent)

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De Peredepersonalization