deactivate

verb

de·ac·ti·vate | \ (ˌ)dē-ˈak-tə-ˌvāt

deactivated; deactivating; deactivates

Definition of deactivate

transitive verb

: to make inactive or ineffective deactivate a bomb deactivate a chemical compound

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Other Words from deactivate

deactivation \ (ˌ)dē-ˌak-tə-ˈvā-shən

\ noun

deactivator \ (ˌ)dē-ˈak-tə-ˌvā-tər

\ noun

Examples of deactivate in a Sentence

deactivate the machine carefully, or you'll risk an electric shock

Recent Examples on the Web

When less is more Maxine Stanich celebrated her 90th birthday with friends and family in 2010 more than two years after physician Rita Redberg had deactivated a defibrillator and discharged her with home hospice service. — Liz Szabo, USA TODAY, "Surgery near the end of life is common, costly — and often not what patients want," 28 Feb. 2018 According to flight recorder data obtained by Indonesia’s National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT), the pilots failed to deactivate a faulty safety system used to point the aircraft's nose downward to avert stalling. — Sam Blum, Popular Mechanics, "Lion Air Pilots Tried to Override Technical Glitch Before Fatal Crash," 28 Nov. 2018 Should courts permit the manufacturer’s contract rights to extend to deactivating an IoB device remotely if the device is connected to the internet? — Andrea M. Matwyshyn, WSJ, "The ‘Internet of Bodies’ Is Here. Are Courts and Regulators Ready?," 12 Nov. 2018 Eventually, users were deactivated for merely noting the deactivation of other users. — Jessi Hempel, WIRED, "Immigration Fight Shows Silicon Valley Must Stop Feigning Neutrality," 8 July 2018 Upon contacting Amazon, customers have been given different explanations as to why their accounts have been deactivated. — Valentina Palladino, Ars Technica, "Amazon customers take to social media after mysterious account closures [Updated]," 6 Apr. 2018 The late addition of hops to cold wort during the dry-hopping process means those key enzymes aren't deactivated by the high heat of the boiling stage. — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, "How to get that great “hoppy” beer taste without the exploding bottles," 5 Oct. 2018 B54s were officially retired by the U.S. Military in 1989, though Bentley’s SADM platoons were deactivated long before that. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "The U.S. Military Once Had Nukes That Could Fit in a Backpack," 14 Jan. 2019 Thursday morning, many Slack users with ties to Iran discovered their accounts had been abruptly deactivated. — Russell Brandom, The Verge, "Slack is banning some users with links to Iran even if they’ve left the country," 20 Dec. 2018

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