DEACTIVATE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • make inactive
   Synonym(s)
   • inactivate (what does inactivate mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • they deactivated the file
   Hypernyms(s) deactivate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change (what does change mean?)
   • alter (what does alter mean?)
   • modify (what does modify mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • activate (what does activate mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • paralyze (what does paralyze mean?)
   • paralyse (what does paralyse mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • deactivation (what does deactivation mean?)
   • defusing (what does defusing mean?)
   • inactivation (what does inactivation mean?)
2. Meaning
   • remove from active military status or reassign
   Usage Example(s)
   • The men were deactivated after five years of service
   Hypernyms(s) deactivate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • discharge (what does discharge mean?)
   • muster out (what does muster out mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • deactivation (what does deactivation mean?)
   • inactivation (what does inactivation mean?)