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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PCMAG, 11 Dec. 2024
However, hours after these posts, his Instagram account was deactivated.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 7 Dec. 2024
About 115,000 people in the U.S. deactivated their accounts on X that same day, its data shows.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 2 Dec. 2024
If someone has left the organization, ensure their access has been deactivated.
—Deepak Bhaskaran, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for deactivate
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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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