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deactivate

DEFINITIONS OF: deactivate

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v remove from active military status or reassign

“The men were deactivated after five years of service”
Type of:
discharge, muster out
release from military service

v make inactive

“they deactivated the file”
Synonyms:
inactivate
Antonyms:
activate
make active or more active
Types:
paralyse, paralyze
make powerless and unable to function
Type of:
alter, change, modify
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
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