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UK
/diːˈæktɪvˌeɪt/
]
[ US /ˌdiˈæktɪˌveɪt/ ]
[ US /ˌdiˈæktɪˌveɪt/ ]
VERB
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make inactive
they deactivated the file -
remove from active military status or reassign
The men were deactivated after five years of service
How To Use deactivate In A Sentence
- The key thing here to me is that many people confuse "deactivate" with "delete". Original Signal - The best of Web 2.0
- Please enter a subnet mask or deactivate the subnet mask filter.
- He led Jess out by her good arm, stopping at the front of the bar to deactivate the alarm system.
- Facebook says on its website that you can "deactivate" your account by following these steps: WIBW - HomePage - Headlines
- At the last possible second, when Eusi saw that the Vanguard had not made a single move to power up its weapons or shields, she deactivated the blades.
- Kevin ran to a computer and deactivated the shields and weapons.
- It is said that certain music will deactivate brain cells, which is the root cause of negative thoughts.
- In the process, safety systems such as the airbags and antilock braking were deactivated. Times, Sunday Times
- a fail-safe device in a nuclear weapon to deactivate it automatically in the event of accident
- In addition, they found that PEA -- also present in foods like eggs and peanuts -- is deactivated by a protein called N-acylethanolamine-hydrolyzing acid amidase, which is an enzyme that breaks down molecules controlling cell inflammation. Undefined
