inactivate
verb/ɪnˈæktɪveɪt/
/ɪnˈæktɪveɪt/
(specialist)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they inactivate | /ɪnˈæktɪveɪt/ /ɪnˈæktɪveɪt/ |
| he / she / it inactivates | /ɪnˈæktɪveɪts/ /ɪnˈæktɪveɪts/ |
| past simple inactivated | /ɪnˈæktɪveɪtɪd/ /ɪnˈæktɪveɪtɪd/ |
| past participle inactivated | /ɪnˈæktɪveɪtɪd/ /ɪnˈæktɪveɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form inactivating | /ɪnˈæktɪveɪtɪŋ/ /ɪnˈæktɪveɪtɪŋ/ |
- inactivate something to make something stop doing something; to make something no longer active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.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryInactivate is used with these nouns as the object:- virus
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