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deactivate
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
deactivate
(verb)
deactivate
/di
ˈ
æktəˌveɪt/
verb
deactivates
;
deactivated
;
deactivating
deactivate
/di
ˈ
æktəˌveɪt/
verb
deactivates
;
deactivated
;
deactivating
Britannica Dictionary definition of DEACTIVATE
[
+ object
]
:
to make (something) no longer active or effective
They were able to
deactivate
[=(more commonly)
disarm
] the bomb.
deactivate
an alarm
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