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Deactivate

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    to make something inactive or no longer effective ergative

    "deactivate an account"

  2. 2
    make inactive wordnet
  3. 3
    to prevent the action of a biochemical agent (such as an enzyme)

    "chemically deactivate"

  4. 4
    remove from active military status or reassign wordnet
  5. 5
    to remove a person or piece of hardware from active military service
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  1. 6
    to commit suicide Internet, euphemistic, neologism

Etymology

From de- + activate.

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