Decommission
/diːkəˈmɪʃən/ verb
verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To take out of service or to render unusable.
"They decommissioned the ship after the accident."
- 2 withdraw from active service wordnet
- 3 To remove or revoke the commission of. transitive
"After his arrest, the officer was decommissioned from the police force."
- 4 To remove or revoke the formal designation of. transitive
"The state highway was decommissioned and reverted to local control."
Example
More examples"Tomorrow, they'll decommission this military base."
Etymology
From de- + commission.