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deactivate
[ dee-ak-tuh-veyt ]
verb (used with object)
deactivated, deactivating.
- to cause to be inactive; remove the effectiveness of.
- to demobilize or disband (a military unit).
- to render (a bomb, shell, or the like) inoperative, especially by disconnecting, removing, or otherwise interfering with the action of the fuze.
- Chemistry. to render (a chemical, enzyme, catalyst, etc.) inactive.
verb (used without object)
deactivated, deactivating.
- Physical Chemistry. to lose radioactivity.
deactivate
/ »å¾±Ëˈæ°ì³Ùɪˌ±¹±ðɪ³Ù /
verb
- tr to make (a bomb, etc) harmless or inoperative
- intr to become less radioactive
- tr to end the active status of (a military unit)
- chem to return or cause to return from an activated state to a normal or ground state
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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
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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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