DEACTIVATE

inactivate, deactivate

(verb) make inactive; “they deactivated the file”

deactivate

(verb) remove from active military status or reassign; “The men were deactivated after five years of service”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

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

(ergative) to make something inactive or no longer effective

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

to remove a person or piece of hardware from active military service

Source: Wiktionary



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ACERVULUS

(noun) small asexual fruiting body resembling a cushion or blister consisting of a mat of hyphae that is produced on a host by some fungi


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