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Definition of deactivate verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

deactivate

verb
 
/diːˈæktɪveɪt/
 
/diːˈæktɪveɪt/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they deactivate
 
/diːˈæktɪveɪt/
 
/diːˈæktɪveɪt/
he / she / it deactivates
 
/diːˈæktɪveɪts/
 
/diːˈæktɪveɪts/
past simple deactivated
 
/diːˈæktɪveɪtɪd/
 
/diːˈæktɪveɪtɪd/
past participle deactivated
 
/diːˈæktɪveɪtɪd/
 
/diːˈæktɪveɪtɪd/
-ing form deactivating
 
/diːˈæktɪveɪtɪŋ/
 
/diːˈæktɪveɪtɪŋ/
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  1. deactivate something to make something such as a device or chemical process stop working
    • Do you know how to deactivate the alarm?
    Topics Engineeringc2, Physics and chemistryc2
See deactivate in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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