deactivate
verb (used with object)
to cause to be inactive; remove the effectiveness of.
deactivates
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present tense formof deactivate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Meta deactivates accounts that it suspects are underage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
A chemical reaction can convert two polluting greenhouse gases into valuable building blocks for cleaner fuels and feedstocks, but the high temperature required for the reaction also deactivates the catalyst.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 26, 2024
It deactivates accounts that could pose a risk to its hosts.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 18, 2023
The exposure to QMP deactivates their own ovaries and makes them inclined to instead raise the queen honey bee's offspring, known as retinue behavior.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2023
The activation of a shielding model also deactivates the protection structure of a person or at least some section of it.
From The Brain, A Decoded Enigma by Dorin Teodor Moisa
