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de⋅com⋅mis⋅sion

  [dee-kuh-mish-uhn]
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–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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de·com·mis·sion   (dē'kə-mĭsh'ən)   
tr.v.   de·com·mis·sioned, de·com·mis·sion·ing, de·com·mis·sions
To withdraw (a ship, for example) from active service.
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