deactivate
verb
de·ac·ti·vate
(ˌ)dē-ˈak-tə-ˌvāt 
deactivated; deactivating; deactivates
: to make inactive or ineffective
deactivate a bomb
deactivate a chemical compound
Examples of deactivate in a Sentence
deactivate the machine carefully, or you'll risk an electric shock
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This led Jackson County judge Mark Maples to issue a legal notice to Wyatt on Monday, instructing her to cease further posts that could endanger the girls and to temporarily deactivate her social media accounts to protect the minors involved.
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David Faris, Newsweek, 10 July 2024
Accounts would be deactivated after a week, a month at most.
—Lauren Smiley, WIRED, 10 July 2024
The deal also requires the companies to provide drivers in-app chat support with a live person in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and French and must provide drivers with information about why they have been deactivated and create an appeals process.
—Steve Leblanc, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 June 2024
The deal also requires the companies to provide drivers in-app chat support with a live person in English, Spanish, Portuguese and French and must provide drivers with information about why they have been deactivated and create an appeals process.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 28 June 2024
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David Faris, Newsweek, 10 July 2024
Accounts would be deactivated after a week, a month at most.
—Lauren Smiley, WIRED, 10 July 2024
The deal also requires the companies to provide drivers in-app chat support with a live person in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and French and must provide drivers with information about why they have been deactivated and create an appeals process.
—Steve Leblanc, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 June 2024
The deal also requires the companies to provide drivers in-app chat support with a live person in English, Spanish, Portuguese and French and must provide drivers with information about why they have been deactivated and create an appeals process.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 28 June 2024
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deactivate
transitive verb
de·ac·ti·vate
(ˈ)dē-ˈak-tə-ˌvāt
deactivated; deactivating
1
: to make inactive or ineffective
2
: to deprive of chemical activity
deactivate an enzyme
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