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Definition of inactivate verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

inactivate

verb

NAmE//ɪnˈæktəˌveɪt//

inactivate something (technology)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they inactivate

he / she / it inactivates

past simple inactivated

-ing form inactivating

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to make something stop doing something; to make something no longer active The disinfection units destroy bacteria and inactivate viruses but do not remove chemical pollutants.

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