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deactivation

noun

1. breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges)

• Syn: ↑inactivation

• Derivationally related forms: ↑inactivate (for: ↑inactivation), ↑deactivate

• Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine

• Hypernyms:

↑dismissal, ↑dismission, ↑discharge, ↑firing, ↑liberation, ↑release, ↑sack, ↑sacking

2. the act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb)

• Syn: ↑defusing

• Ant: ↑activation

• Derivationally related forms: ↑defuse (for: ↑defusing), ↑deactivate

• Hypernyms: ↑termination, ↑ending, ↑conclusion

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noun

see deactivate

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deactivaˈtion noun

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Main Entry: ↑deactivate

Useful english dictionary. 2012.