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Definition of deactivate verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

deactivate

verb

NAmE//ˌdiˈæktəˌveɪt//

deactivate somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they deactivate

he / she / it deactivates

past simple deactivated

-ing form deactivating

to make something such as a device or chemical process stop working Do you know how to deactivate the alarm?

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