deactivating
Variant of deactivate
deactivate
Definition
de·ac·ti·vate (dē ak′tə vāt′)
transitive verb deactivated -·vat′ed, deactivating -·vat′·ing
- to make (an explosive, chemical, or mechanism) inactive or inoperative
- Mil. to place (a military unit) on a nonactive status; demobilize
Browse dictionary entries near deactivating
- deactivated
- deactivate
- deaconess
- deacon
- DEA
- De Vries
- De Valera
- de trop
- de Stijl
- de-Stalinization
- deactivation
- dead
- dead bolt
- dead-cat bounce
- dead center
- dead end
- dead hand
- dead-hand poison pill
- dead heat
- dead letter
