deactivate

About 0.19 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb to make something inactive or no longer effective

   deactivate an account

2. verb to prevent the action of a biochemical agent (such as an enzyme)

   chemically deactivate

3. verb to remove a person or piece of hardware from active military service
4. verb to commit suicide

Similar words

inactivate neutralize decommission neutralise defuse deselect release kill inhibit interrupt

Often followed by

the it a window them event this and all

Word family

deactivated deactivates deactivating deactivation deactivations deactivator deactivators