decommission

[ dee-kuh-mish-uh n ]

/ 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.

RELATED WORDS

deactivate, retire, demilitarize

Nearby words

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

Origin of decommission

First recorded in 1925–30; de- + commission

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Examples 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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