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decommission

[ dee-kuh-mish-uhn ]
/ ˌdi kəˈmɪʃ ən /
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verb (used with object)

to remove or retire (a ship, airplane, etc.) from active service.
to deactivate; shut down: to decommission a nuclear power plant.

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Origin of decommission

First recorded in 1925–30; de- + commission

Words nearby decommission

decolonize, decolor, decolorant, decolorize, decolour, decommission, decommit, decompensate, decompensation, decompose, decomposed
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Words related to decommission

deactivate, retire, demilitarize, shut down, shut off

Example sentences from the Web for decommission

  • Will Obama decommission the U.S. Army, join the Non-Aligned Movement and invite Robert Mugabe to Camp David?

    How Obama Divides—and Conquers|Michael Fullilove|May 16, 2009|DAILY BEAST

  • Some were building robots that could decommission leaky gas-stations and crater out the toxic soil.

    Makers|Cory Doctorow

British Dictionary definitions for decommission

decommission
/ (ˌdiːkəˈmɪʃən) /

verb

(tr) to dismantle or remove from service (a nuclear reactor, weapon, ship, etc which is no longer required)
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