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deactivation

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: deactivation

1
 n
breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges)
2
 n
the act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb)
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: deactivation
1

n breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges)

Synonyms:
inactivation
Type of:
discharge, dismissal, dismission, firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking
the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
2

n the act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb)

Synonyms:
defusing
Antonyms:
activation
making active and effective (as a bomb)
Type of:
conclusion, ending, termination
the act of ending something
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