deactivates

present tense third-person singular of deactivate

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Recent Examples of deactivates The heat from the water also deactivates enzymes that break down pigments. The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deactivates
kills
Verb
  • Williams' new movie Regretting You is based on author Colleen Hoover's 2019 novel; Williams and Mckenna Grace costar as mother-daughter duo Morgan and Clara, whose relationship is tested after a car accident kills both Clara's father (Scott Eastwood) and Morgan's sister Jenny (Willa Fitzgerald).
    Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Tim Robbins’s turn as a smarmy film executive who kills a screenwriter skewers the movie industry with a wink and a nod.
    Erik Morse, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025

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“Deactivates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deactivates. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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