Inactivateverb
To make inactive.
Deactivateverb
(ergative) to make something inactive or no longer effective
Inactivateverb
to make inactive; as, boiling will inactivate most enzymes; acetylation of the antibiotic inactivated it.
Deactivateverb
to prevent the action of a biochemical agent (such as an enzyme)
Inactivateverb
release from military service or remove from the active list of military service
Deactivateverb
to remove a person or piece of hardware from active military service
Inactivateverb
make inactive;
āthey deactivated the fileā;
Deactivateverb
To make inactive; to render ineffective; as, to deactivate a bomb; to deactivate a machine; to deactivate the alarm.
Inactivateverb
make inactive or inoperative
āhousehold bleach does not inactivate the virusā;
Deactivateverb
To disband (a military unit, or other group); to discontinue (a group activity); as, to deactivate the regiment; to deactivate the investigation.
Deactivateverb
remove from active military status or reassign;
āThe men were deactivated after five years of serviceā;
Deactivateverb
make inactive;
āthey deactivated the fileā;
Deactivateverb
make (something) inactive by disconnecting or destroying it
āthe switch deactivates the alarmā;
Deactivateverb
remove from active duty.