Inactivate vs. Deactivate
Inactivate (verb)
To make inactive.
Deactivate (verb)
to make something inactive or no longer effective
Deactivate (verb)
to prevent the action of a biochemical agent (such as an enzyme)
Deactivate (verb)
to remove a person or piece of hardware from active military service
Inactivate (verb)
make inactive or inoperative
"household bleach does not inactivate the virus"
Deactivate (verb)
make (something) inactive by disconnecting or destroying it
"the switch deactivates the alarm"
Deactivate (verb)
remove from active duty.
Inactivate
to make inactive; as, boiling will inactivate most enzymes; acetylation of the antibiotic inactivated it.
Deactivate
To make inactive; to render ineffective; as, to deactivate a bomb; to deactivate a machine; to deactivate the alarm.
Deactivate
To disband (a military unit, or other group); to discontinue (a group activity); as, to deactivate the regiment; to deactivate the investigation.
Inactivate (verb)
release from military service or remove from the active list of military service
Inactivate (verb)
make inactive;
"they deactivated the file"
Deactivate (verb)
remove from active military status or reassign;
"The men were deactivated after five years of service"
Deactivate (verb)
make inactive;
"they deactivated the file"
