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deactivates

deactivates is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 deactivates

What is deactivates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Deactivates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of deactivate.

Words near deactivates in the dictionary

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

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