transitive verb
-·vat·ed, -·vat·ing- to make inactive
- Biochem. to destroy the activity of (a substance) by heat, pH, etc.
inactivate
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inactivate
transitive verb
in·ac·ti·vat·ed, in·ac·ti·vat·ing, in·ac·ti·vatesTo render inactive.
Related Forms:
- in·ac′ti·va′tion
noun
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present inactivates, present participle inactivating, simple past and past participle inactivated)
- To make inactive.
Origin
From inactive + -ate.
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