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verb
- 1. make (something) inactive by disconnecting or destroying it: "the switch deactivates the alarm"
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DEACTIVATE definition: 1. to cause something to be no longer active or effective: 2. to cause something to be no longer…. Learn more.
: to make inactive or ineffective. deactivate a bomb. deactivate a chemical compound. deactivation. (ˌ)dē-ˌak-tə-ˈvā-shən. noun. deactivator. (ˌ)dē-ˈak-tə-ˌvā-tər. noun. Synonyms. kill. shut off. turn off. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of deactivate in a Sentence.
Deactivate definition: to cause to be inactive; remove the effectiveness of.. See examples of DEACTIVATE used in a sentence.
DEACTIVATE meaning: 1. to cause something to be no longer active or effective: 2. to cause something to be no longer…. Learn more.
1. (transitive) to make (a bomb, etc) harmless or inoperative. 2. (intransitive) to become less radioactive. 3. (transitive) US. to end the active status of (a military unit) 4. chemistry. to return or cause to return from an activated state to a normal or ground state. Collins English Dictionary.
Definition of deactivate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
de·ac·ti·vate. (dē-ăk′tə-vāt′) tr.v.de·ac·ti·vat·ed, de·ac·ti·vat·ing, de·ac·ti·vates. 1. To render inactive or ineffective. 2. To inhibit, block, or disrupt the action of (an enzyme or other biological agent). 3. To remove from active military status.
To make (something, as an explosive, chemical, or mechanism) inactive or inoperative. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To inhibit, block, or disrupt the action of (an enzyme or other biological agent). American Heritage. To place (a military unit) on a nonactive status; demobilize. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
A complete guide to the word "DEACTIVATE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
Definitions of deactivate. verb. remove from active military status or reassign. “The men were deactivated after five years of service”. see more. verb. make inactive. “they deactivated the file”. synonyms: inactivate.
