deactivate
Americanverb (used with object)
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to cause to be inactive; remove the effectiveness of.
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to demobilize or disband (a military unit).
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to render (a bomb, shell, or the like) inoperative, especially by disconnecting, removing, or otherwise interfering with the action of the fuze.
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Chemistry. to render (a chemical, enzyme, catalyst, etc.) inactive.
verb (used without object)
verb
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(tr) to make (a bomb, etc) harmless or inoperative
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(intr) to become less radioactive
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(tr) to end the active status of (a military unit)
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chem to return or cause to return from an activated state to a normal or ground state
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The new feature will be accessible from the settings menu in a "Delete or Deactivate Profile" section, Mr Mosseri posted on Threads.
From BBC • Nov. 14, 2023
Go to Settings → Account → Deactivate or delete account.
From Washington Post • Feb. 3, 2023
Go to the bottom of the page to find the Deactivate link There’s going to be a lot of information on the page before you get to that link, some of it pretty useful.
From The Verge • Apr. 14, 2022
In addition to a "Deactivate Account" option on Facebook, soon you might be able to delete it too!
From New York Times • Jul. 26, 2010
The option to "Deactivate" is the last setting on the list under the "Settings" tab.
From Inc • May 14, 2010
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