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

decommission

verb
 
/ˌdiːkəˈmɪʃn/
 
/ˌdiːkəˈmɪʃn/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they decommission
 
/ˌdiːkəˈmɪʃn/
 
/ˌdiːkəˈmɪʃn/
he / she / it decommissions
 
/ˌdiːkəˈmɪʃnz/
 
/ˌdiːkəˈmɪʃnz/
past simple decommissioned
 
/ˌdiːkəˈmɪʃnd/
 
/ˌdiːkəˈmɪʃnd/
past participle decommissioned
 
/ˌdiːkəˈmɪʃnd/
 
/ˌdiːkəˈmɪʃnd/
-ing form decommissioning
 
/ˌdiːkəˈmɪʃənɪŋ/
 
/ˌdiːkəˈmɪʃənɪŋ/
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  1. decommission something to officially stop using weapons or military equipment
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryDecommission is used with these nouns as the object:
    • reactor
    See full entry
  2. decommission something to stop using a nuclear power station and take it apart safely
See decommission in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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