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1. (v.t.) deactivate
to make inactive:
to deactivate a chemical.
2. deactivate
to demobilize or disband (a military unit).
3. deactivate
to render (a bomb or shell) inoperative.
4. (v.i.) deactivate
to lose radioactivity.
Etymology: (1900–05)
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1. (verb) deactivate
remove from active military status or reassign
"The men were deactivated after five years of service"
2. (verb) inactivate, deactivate
make inactive
"they deactivated the file"
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