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deactivated

deactivated is the simple past and past participle of deactivate.

Meaning of deactivate

Verb

deactivate (third-person singular simple present deactivates, present participle deactivating, simple past and past participle deactivated)

  1. (ergative) to make something inactive or no longer effective
    • deactivate an account
  2. to prevent the action of a biochemical agent (such as an enzyme)
    • chemically deactivate
  3. to remove a person or piece of hardware from active military service
  4. (Internet, euphemistic, neologism) to commit suicide

Questions about deactivated

What is deactivated the simple past and past participle of?
Deactivated is the simple past and past participle of deactivate.

Words near deactivated in the dictionary

  1. deacquisitioned
  2. deacquisitioning
  3. deacquisitions
  4. deactivatable
  5. deactivate
  6. deactivated
  7. deactivates
  8. deactivating
  9. deactivation
  10. deactivation energies
  11. deactivation energy

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