DEACTIVATE


Meaning of DEACTIVATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)dē-ˈak-tə-ˌvāt ]

transitive verb

Date: 1926

: to make inactive or ineffective

deactivate a bomb

deactivate a chemical compound

• de·ac·ti·va·tion (ˌ)dē-ˌak-tə-ˈvā-shən noun

• de·ac·ti·va·tor (ˌ)dē-ˈak-tə-ˌvā-tər noun

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