inactivate

inactivate

English

Etymology

    From inactive +‎ -ate (verb-forming suffix) or in- +‎ activate.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ɪˈnæktɪveɪt/

    Verb

    inactivate (third-person singular simple present inactivates, present participle inactivating, simple past and past participle inactivated)

    1. (transitive) To make inactive.
      • 1974, Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle, The Mote in God's Eye:
        'Computer inactivated,' Crawford reported. 'I get nothing at all.'

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    Verb

    inactivate

    1. second-person singular voseo imperative of inactivar combined with te