deactivate
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.
Physical Chemistry. to lose radioactivity.
Origin of deactivate
1Other words from deactivate
- de·ac·ti·va·tion, noun
- de·ac·ti·va·tor, noun
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How to use deactivate in a sentence
She later deleted her offensive tweets and deactivated her Twitter account.
In Kentucky, Elaine Chao Endures Racist Attacks From Liberals | Ron Christie | August 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTYour account has been deactivated due to complaints about your service.
Uber’s Biggest Problem Isn’t Surge Pricing. What If It’s Sexual Harassment by Drivers? | Olivia Nuzzi | March 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut the games could be deactivated and resold at certain sellers…or something.
An Obituary For the Online Pass: Why You Can’t Charge Us Extra For Used Video Games | Alec Kubas-Meyer | November 5, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTFor security reasons, Ahmed has since deactivated his Facebook page.
The site is “currently being deactivated,” says the Hanford website.
At the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, a Steady Drip of Toxic Trouble | Eric Nusbaum | February 24, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Crazy men who pretend to thrones are bombs that ought to be deactivated, before they blow things up.
Space Viking | Henry Beam Piper
British Dictionary definitions for deactivate
/ (diːˈæktɪˌveɪt) /
(tr) to make (a bomb, etc) harmless or inoperative
(intr) to become less radioactive
(tr) US 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
Derived forms of deactivate
- deactivation, noun
- deactivator, noun
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