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- Dictionaryde·ac·ti·vate/dēˈaktəˌvāt/
verb
- 1. make (something, typically technical equipment or a virus) inactive by disconnecting or destroying it: "the switch deactivates the alarm"
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The meaning of DEACTIVATE is to make inactive or ineffective. How to use deactivate in a sentence.
DEACTIVATE definition: 1. to cause something to be no longer active or effective: 2. to cause something to be no longer…. Learn more.
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. Collins English Dictionary.
DEACTIVATE meaning: 1. to cause something to be no longer active or effective: 2. to cause something to be no longer…. Learn more.
/diˈæktɪveɪt/ IPA guide. Other forms: deactivated; deactivating; deactivates. Definitions of deactivate. verb. remove from active military status or reassign. “The men were deactivated after five years of service” see more. verb. make inactive. “they deactivated the file” synonyms: inactivate. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Deactivate."
Definition of deactivate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
de·ac·ti·vate. (dē-ăk′tə-vāt′) 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.
deactivate. / diːˈæktɪˌveɪt / verb. tr to make (a bomb, etc) harmless or inoperative. intr to become less radioactive. tr to end the active status of (a military unit) chem to return or cause to return from an activated state to a normal or ground state.
1. to cause to be inactive; remove the effectiveness of. 2. to demobilize or disband (a military unit) 3. to render (a bomb, shell, or the like) inoperative, esp. by disconnecting, removing, or otherwise interfering with the action of the fuze. 4. Chemistry. to render (a chemical, enzyme, catalyst, etc.) inactive. intransitive verb. 5.
Unplug or otherwise deactivate the charger before removing the battery from the charger. To deactivate the code, put a - (minus sign) before you enter the code. To simply deactivate your account, go to the "Edit Settings" link in your Account tab and click on " Deactivate."
