Associations to the word «Deactivate»
Noun
- Firearm
- Cylinder
- Pod
- Recycling
- Armor
- Ester
- Ordnance
- Battery
- Camp
- Unit
- Naval
- Reconnaissance
- Sac
- Virus
- Comp
- Henchman
- Spacecraft
- Regiment
- Comm
- Lock
- Corps
- Toro
- Chip
- Ether
- Vinegar
- Meta
- Restructuring
- Gel
- Tag
- Spaceship
- Antibiotic
- Brake
- Uv
- Sensor
- Batman
- Mechanism
- Launch
- Alien
- Distrust
- Compound
- Ligand
- Fortification
- Exhaust
- Column
- Artillery
- Owens
- Receptor
- Button
- Command
- Explosive
- Detector
- Fluorescence
- Weapon
- Laser
- Genes
- Trigger
- Avenger
- Ventilation
- Remove
- Bind
- Residue
- Pathway
- Fleet
- Mutation
- Radar
- Combat
- Payload
- Mode
- Reduction
Adjective
Wiktionary
DEACTIVATE, verb. (ergative) 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
Dictionary definition
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".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.