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in⋅ac⋅ti⋅vate

  [in-ak-tuh-veyt]
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–verb (used with object), -vat⋅ed, -vat⋅ing.
1. to make inactive: The bomb was inactivated.
2. Immunology. to stop the activity of (certain biological substances).
Origin:
1905–10; inactive + -ate 1

Related forms:
in⋅ac⋅ti⋅va⋅tion, noun
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in·ac·ti·vate   (ĭn-āk'tə-vāt')   
tr.v.   in·ac·ti·vat·ed, in·ac·ti·vat·ing, in·ac·ti·vates
To render inactive.
in·ac'ti·va'tion n.
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Main Entry: in·ac·ti·vate
Pronunciation: (')in-'ak-t&-"vAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -vat·ed;-vat·ing
: to make inactive: as a : to destroy certain biological activities of <inactivate the complement of normal serum by heat> b : to cause (as an infective agent) to lose disease-producing capacity <inactivate bacteria> —in·ac·ti·va·tion /(")in-"ak-t&-'vA-sh&n/ noun —in·ac·ti·va·tor /-"vAt-&r/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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inactivate in·ac·ti·vate (ĭn-āk'tə-vāt')
v. in·ac·ti·vat·ed, in·ac·ti·vat·ing, in·ac·ti·vates

  1. To render nonfunctional.
  2. To make quiescent.
in·ac'ti·va'tion n.

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