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de-energize
(de-energize)
Pronunciation:
/diːˈɛnədʒʌɪz/
(also
de-energise
)
verb
[
with object
]
disconnect (an electric circuit) from a power supply.
[
no object
]
undergo loss of electrical power:
the starter relay automatically de-energizes
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