Verb (used with object), : Turning off the ignition de-energizes the spark plugs.    From Dictionary.com. 

We needed to de-energize those to protect the public.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 14, 2008] Reference

A launch abort can of course be structured to de-energize the SRB debris using the 2nd stage.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ares V - Ares 1 = Ares IV - NASA Watch] Reference

Sure, you can turn it on and off, but it requires more will power - you have to de-energize something.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2007-09-01] Reference

It was as if Karl Rove himself had been directing McCaskill and the Democratic Party to de-energize its base.    From Wordnik.com.  [What if Health Care Reform is Defeated?] Reference

The playbook is to turn out the white "base", and de-energize or mislead African-American voters (rather than make an honest appeal to them, as Jindal did four years ago).    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2007-10-01] Reference

Releasing the button would also de-energize the magneto relay.    From Wordnik.com.  [Purchasing - Top Stories] Reference

Rescue crews had to de-energize the rail and treat the man on site before taking him to.    From Wordnik.com.  [ajc.com - News] Reference

I need to hang out with people that are not like me - that de-energize me because it pushes me.    From Wordnik.com.  [ysmarko] Reference

OSHA says the company failed to de-energize live electrical parts before having employees work with them.    From Wordnik.com.  [News10Now - TOP STORIES] Reference

If the methane concentration gets above 1. 5%, the detectors are supposed to automatically de-energize the equipment.    From Wordnik.com.  [Boing Boing] Reference

The passive and contemplative following of thought, my own or other people's, must not de-energize my sympathies and my will.    From Wordnik.com.  [Julia Ward Howe, 1819-1910] Reference

LAFD Firefighter-Dispatchers instructed the woman on how to safely de-energize the power cord while Firefighters and Paramedics rushed to the scene.    From Wordnik.com.  [LAFD News & Information] Reference

The line was live, and the woman was not injured because she stayed inside the vehicle while PG&E crews were called to de-energize the line, Guidi said.    From Wordnik.com.  [KTVU.com - Local News] Reference

An overriding priniple of electrical saftery is to de-energize the circuit first and place it into electrically safe condition before people can work on it.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bloggers.Pakistan] Reference

Come to think of it, that would be remarkably easy to do on any product with an internal battery... there's no way to de-energize the tamper circuit without triggering it.    From Wordnik.com.  [Boing Boing] Reference

Houston television station KHOU reported that Centerpoint officials said they had to de-energize and shut down the transformer so firefighters could put foam on the hot spots.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

"If a wire in the bond was damaged or cut, there is a possibility that the track circuit would fail to de-energize, and that would fail to indicate that a train is ahead," she said.    From Wordnik.com.  [chicagotribune.com -] Reference

The district plans to remove netting and windscreens before any future storm as well as continues to practice to "de-energize" electricity on school buildings to minimize any damage.    From Wordnik.com.  [chron.com Chronicle] Reference

Furthermore, while advances in the 1960s enabled utilities to remotely energize and de-energize transmission circuits, the communication capabilities of grid electronics are still quite limited.    From Wordnik.com.  [Forbes.com: News] Reference

E. Meyer, Fred Moosally and Rear Adm. Charles S. Hamilton pull the plug to de-energize the.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to Qatar Airways selects Hamilton Sundstrand APS3200 Auxiliary Power Unit] Reference

As easily can I de-energize the peoples of Earth as I can you -- the four of you -- if you should make the move to harm me. ".    From Wordnik.com.  [The Winged Men of Orcon A Complete Novelette] Reference

11Compare Golden, supra at 221 (city worker's decision to insulate high-voltage electric lines rather than to relocate or de-energize them held discretionary because state law gives worker discretion as to what method to use).    From Wordnik.com.  [Atlanta Injury Law Blog] Reference

They de-energize and demobilize.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dr. Jim Taylor: Liberals are Pathetic!] Reference

What it really does is de-energize your campaign.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript - Saturday Morning News: Bush Gains Ground in Absentee Ballots - November 18, 2000] Reference

So, the power company had to respond to the scene and do what they could to de-energize those lines just to allow our personnel to get close enough, "said Captain Rutledge.    From Wordnik.com.  [Nothing To Do With Arbroath] Reference

Antonyms: de-energize, sedate, stifle.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com] Reference