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Verb: deactivate  dee'ak-tu,veyt
  1. Make inactive
    "they deactivated the file";
    - inactivate
     
  2. Remove from active military status or reassign
    "The men were deactivated after five years of service"

Derived forms: deactivating, deactivated, deactivates

Type of: alter, change, discharge, modify, muster out

Antonym: activate

Encyclopedia: Deactivate