deactivate

Definition of Deactivate in English :

1. deactivate

remove from active military status or reassign

Example Sentences:
'The men were deactivated after five years of service'

2. deactivate, inactivate

make inactive

Example Sentences:
'they deactivated the file'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Deactivate

verb

1. (transitive)

to make (a bomb, etc) harmless or inoperative

2. (intransitive)

to become less radioactive

3. (transitive) US

to end the active status of (a military unit)

4. chemistry

to return or cause to return from an activated state to a normal or ground state

verb transitiveWord forms: deˈactiˌvated or deˈactiˌvating

1.

to make (an explosive, chemical, or mechanism) inactive or inoperative

2. Military

to place (a military unit) on a nonactive status; demobilize

tr.v. de·ac·ti·vat·ed, de·ac·ti·vat·ing, de·ac·ti·vates

1. To render inactive or ineffective.

2. To inhibit, block, or disrupt the action of (an enzyme or other biological agent).

3. To remove from active military status.