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