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decommission definition

de·com·mis·sion (dē′kə mis̸h′ən)

transitive verb

  1. to revoke the commission of
  2. to take (a ship, nuclear power plant, etc.) out of service

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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