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deactivate
transitive verb deactivated, deactivating
- to make (an explosive, chemical, or mechanism) inactive or inoperative
- Mil. to place (a military unit) on a nonactive status; demobilize
Related Forms:
- deactivation noun
See deactivate in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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