deactivate

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Etymology

From de- + activate.

Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˌdiːˈæktɪveɪt/

Verb

deactivate (deactivates, present participle deactivating; simple past and past participle deactivated)

1. (ergative) to make something inactive or no longer effective
2. to prevent the action of a biochemical agent (such as an enzyme)
3. to remove a person or piece of hardware from active military service
4. (online, euphemism, neologism) to commit suicide

Translations

• French: désactiver
• German: deaktivieren
• Italian: disattivare
• Portuguese: desactivar
• Russian: деактиви́ровать
• Spanish: desactivar

Translations

• German: unterbinden
• Russian: дезактиви́ровать

Translations

• Russian: демобилизова́ть

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