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View synonyms for decommission
decommission
[ dee-kuh-mish-uhn ]
verb (used with object)
- to remove or retire (a ship, airplane, etc.) from active service.
- to deactivate; shut down:
to decommission a nuclear power plant.
decommission
/ ˌdiːkəˈmɪʃən /
verb
- tr to dismantle or remove from service (a nuclear reactor, weapon, ship, etc which is no longer required)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of decommission1
First recorded in 1925–30; de- + commission
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Example Sentences
Will Obama decommission the U.S. Army, join the Non-Aligned Movement and invite Robert Mugabe to Camp David?
From The Daily Beast
Some were building robots that could decommission leaky gas-stations and crater out the toxic soil.
From Project Gutenberg
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