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How to use deactivate in a sentence

16 example sentences · verb

Deactivate means to make something inactive or no longer effective. Example: “The technician deactivated the alarm system before repairs began.”

Examples of deactivate by meaning

verbTo make something inactive or no longer effective.

  • deactivate an account
  • deactivate a device
  • The technician deactivated the alarm system before repairs began.

verbTo prevent the action of a biochemical agent (such as an enzyme).

  • The chemical agent was deactivated by exposure to heat.

More sentences with deactivate

  • Due to the fungi's ability to deactivate and mycoremediate toxins, the environment is not affected negatively.2020, Judith Karen Fenley, Oberon Zell, Death Rights and Rites: A Practical Guide to a Meaningful Death. From the entry mycoremediate
  • Let's deactivate the "tick tock tick tock biological clock time bomb."2019, Susan G. Schiff, Fertility Fuel. From the entry tick-tock biological clock
  • In any solution, gas nuclei can be deactivated (crushed) by the application of large hydrostatic pressures.2015, Bruce Wienke, Science of Diving: Concepts and Applications. From the entry denucleation
  • The accident airplane's water system had been deactivated, and the bladder cell and plumbing had been removed.2000 August 23, National Transportation Safety Board, “1.6.1.1 747-100 Wing Center Section and Center Wing Fuel Tank Description”, in…. From the entry dry bay
  • Landry said that UF then moved to deactivate them.2026 March 17, Hafiz Rashid, “College Republicans Chapter Sues School for Right to Make Nazi Salute”, in The New Republic, archived from…. From the entry UF
  • The consequence of using subnumbers is that you cannot deactivate the main asset until all subnumbers have been deactivated.2020, Kees van Westerop, New Fixed Asset Accounting in SAP S/4HANA, pages 2–16. From the entry subnumber
  • This "antimirror neuron" activity, as some researchers call it, appears to deactivate the brain's propensity to imitate another person."2012, Andrew Newberg, Mark Robert Waldman, Words Can Change Your Brain. From the entry antimirror neuron
  • The IFEN was powered from AC Bus 2, a bus that is not deactivated when the CABIN BUS switch is selected.2003 March 27, Transportation Safety Board of Canada, “4.1.7 In-Flight Entertainment Network/Supplemental Type Certificate - 4.1.7.1…. From the entry load shedding
  • Others suggested—either seriously or in jest—that Freddy was a CIA operative: “Back to Langley I’m afraid.” Last night, he deactivated his X account.2026 July 1, Will Oremus, “So Long to America’s Favorite Everymensch”, in Jeffrey Goldberg, editor, The Atlantic, Washington, D.C.: The…. From the entry langley
  • "The Grafton Police Department has begun the process of deactivating all Flock devices amid growing concerns about the use of this technology in our community.2026 August 21, Evan Walsh, “Grafton Police Department to deactivate Flock cameras”, in Community Advocate, archived from the original on…. From the entry Grafton
  • If the pilots used electric pitch trim, it would only pause MCAS for 5s; to deactivate it you have to switch off the STAB TRIM CUTOUT switches.2020, Chris Brady, “737 MAX - MCAS”, in The Boeing 737 Technical Site, archived from the original on 23 Jan 2021. From the entry stab
  • Samples (1 μL) were injected by autosampler onto a DB-5MS column (30 m x 0.25 mm ID, and 0.25 μm film, with deactivated guard column) in 1:5 split mode.2016 January 30, “Evolutionary Divergences in Root Exudate Composition among Ecologically-Contrasting Helianthus Species”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI. From the entry methoximated

Meaning of deactivate

  1. verb To make something inactive or no longer effective.
  2. verb To prevent the action of a biochemical agent (such as an enzyme).
  3. verb To remove a person or piece of hardware from active military service.

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Questions about deactivate in a sentence

How do you use deactivate in a sentence?
Deactivate is used as a verb. For example: “The technician deactivated the alarm system before repairs began.”
What is a short sentence with deactivate?
“deactivate a device”
What does deactivate mean?
Deactivate means to make something inactive or no longer effective.

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