Synonyms

decommission

[dee-kuh-mish-uhn] Origin

de·com·mis·sion

[dee-kuh-mish-uhn]
verb (used with object)
1.
to remove or retire (a ship, airplane, etc.) from active service.
2.
to deactivate; shut down: to decommission a nuclear power plant.

Origin:
1925–30; de- + commission
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decommission (ˌdiːkəˈmɪʃən)
 
vb
(tr) to dismantle or remove from service (a nuclear reactor, weapon, ship, etc which is no longer required)

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decommission
1922, originally with reference to warships, from de- + commission (v.).
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