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deactivate

[ dee-ak-tuh-veyt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

, de·ac·ti·vat·ed, de·ac·ti·vat·ing.

to cause to be inactive; remove the effectiveness of.
to demobilize or disband (a military unit).
to render (a bomb, shell, or the like) inoperative, especially by disconnecting, removing, or otherwise interfering with the action of the fuze.
Chemistry. to render (a chemical, enzyme, catalyst, etc.) inactive.

, de·ac·ti·vat·ed, de·ac·ti·vat·ing.

deactivate

/ diːˈæktɪˌveɪt /

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