decommission

[dee-kuh-mish-uh n]

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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.

Origin of decommission

First recorded in 1925–30; de- + commission

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Related Words for decommission

deactivate, retire, demilitarize

Examples from the Web for decommission

Contemporary Examples of 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

Historical Examples of decommission

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

verb

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

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Word Origin and History for decommission

1922, originally with reference to warships, from de- + commission (v.). Related: Decommissioned; decommissioning.