De-energise

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of de-energize. UK, alt-of, alternative

    "Overhead wires at 25000 volts AC were used for the electrification of the main line from Euston and they were extended through Camden Road on the No. 1 lines [of the North London Line] to a Freightliner terminal near Maiden Lane on 25th October 1965. They were de-energised at the end of 1971."

  2. 2
    deprive of energy wordnet

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Example

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"Overhead wires at 25000 volts AC were used for the electrification of the main line from Euston and they were extended through Camden Road on the No. 1 lines [of the North London Line] to a Freightliner terminal near Maiden Lane on 25th October 1965. They were de-energised at the end of 1971."

Etymology

From de- + energise.

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