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Deactivation

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Noun

1. deactivation, inactivation

breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges)

2. deactivation, defusing

the act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb)

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Deactivation

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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

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Deactivation

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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

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Deactivation

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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.

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