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deactivate

[ dee-ak-tuh-veyt ]

verb (used with object)

deactivated, deactivating.
  1. to cause to be inactive; remove the effectiveness of.
  2. to demobilize or disband (a military unit).
  3. to render (a bomb, shell, or the like) inoperative, especially by disconnecting, removing, or otherwise interfering with the action of the fuze.
  4. Chemistry. to render (a chemical, enzyme, catalyst, etc.) inactive.


verb (used without object)

deactivated, deactivating.
  1. Physical Chemistry. to lose radioactivity.

deactivate

/ »å¾±Ëˈæ°ì³Ùɪˌ±¹±ðɪ³Ù /

verb

  1. tr to make (a bomb, etc) harmless or inoperative
  2. intr to become less radioactive
  3. tr to end the active status of (a military unit)
  4. chem to return or cause to return from an activated state to a normal or ground state
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • »å±ðˈ²¹³¦³Ù¾±ËŒ±¹²¹³Ù´Ç°ù, noun
  • »å±ðËŒ²¹³¦³Ù¾±Ëˆ±¹²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • »å±ð·²¹³¦î€…t¾±Â·±¹²¹î€ƒt¾±´Ç²Ô noun
  • »å±ð·²¹³¦î€ƒt¾±Â·±¹²¹î€…t´Ç°ù noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of deactivate1

First recorded in 1900–05; de- + activate
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Example Sentences

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He said he will now deactivate the X account altogether.

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It has demanded social media accounts spreading misogynistic messages to be deactivated and reiterated its call for an independent sporting regulator to handle reports of misogyny.

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Gascón subsequently deactivated her account on X and apologised for the posts.

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The worst offenders will have their review function deactivated, meaning they cannot receive any new reviews.

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A pistol, rifle and deactivated World War One machine gun were among the items lost or stolen from Ministry of Defence facilities over the past two years.

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