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to deactivate
01
to make something no longer active or functional
Intransitive
Transitive: to deactivate a system
Grammatical Information
action verb
regular
present tense
deactivate
3rd person singular
deactivates
past simple
deactivated
past participle
deactivated
Examples
The security system automatically deactivates after hours.
02
to remove military personnel from active service or duty
Transitive: to deactivate military personnel
Examples
The soldier was deactivated after completing his tour of duty.
03
to disable or turn off an account or profile on a digital platform or social media network
Transitive: to deactivate an online account
Examples
She decided to deactivate her social media profile for a break from online activity.
Lexical Tree
deactivate
activate
active
act
