INACTIVATE


Meaning of INACTIVATE in English

— inactivation , n.

/in ak"teuh vayt'/ , v.t., inactivated, inactivating .

1. to make inactive: The bomb was inactivated.

2. Immunol. to stop the activity of (certain biological substances).

[ 1905-10; INACTIVE + -ATE 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .