Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb degauss
1 sense of degauss
Sense 1
demagnetize, demagnetise, degauss -- (make nonmagnetic; take away the magnetic properties (of); "demagnetize the iron shavings"; "they degaussed the ship")
=> change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")