dega

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. degarnished p. pr. & vb. n. degarnishing. ] [ F. dégarnir; pref. dé-, des- (L. dis-) + garnir to furnish. See Garnish, and cf. Disgarnish. ] 1. To strip or deprive of entirely, as of furniture, ornaments, etc.; to disgarnish; as, to degarnish a house, etc. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To deprive of a garrison, or of troops necessary for defense; as, to degarnish a city or fort. [ R. ] Washington. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of depriving, as of furniture, apparatus, or a garrison. [ R. ]

n. 1. To make a (steel) ship's hull nonmagnetic by applying an opposing magnetic field. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. To remove irregular magnetization in (the electron gun of a cathode-ray tube); -- used to improve picture quality, especially in computer monitors. [ PJC ]