deactivate
verb
de·ac·ti·vate
(ˌ)dē-ˈak-tə-ˌvāt 
deactivated; deactivating; deactivates
: to make inactive or ineffective
deactivate a bomb
deactivate a chemical compound
Examples of deactivate in a Sentence
deactivate the machine carefully, or you'll risk an electric shock
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Under the changes, however, the asylum restrictions would only deactivate if the seven-day average stays below 1,500 for 28 days.
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Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 26 Sep. 2024
Despite the explanation, the damage was done, and Bryan promptly deactivated his Twitter/X account, which, as of Thursday morning, was still down.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2024
An Instagram profile for the Louisville location, which was active in recent days, appears to have been deactivated.
—Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 13 Sep. 2024
Others criticized Bryan for deactivating his account in response to criticism.
—Conor Murray, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
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Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 26 Sep. 2024
Despite the explanation, the damage was done, and Bryan promptly deactivated his Twitter/X account, which, as of Thursday morning, was still down.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2024
An Instagram profile for the Louisville location, which was active in recent days, appears to have been deactivated.
—Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 13 Sep. 2024
Others criticized Bryan for deactivating his account in response to criticism.
—Conor Murray, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
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deactivate
transitive verb
de·ac·ti·vate
(ˈ)dē-ˈak-tə-ˌvāt
deactivated; deactivating
1
: to make inactive or ineffective
2
: to deprive of chemical activity
deactivate an enzyme
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