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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Examples from the Web for decommission

Contemporary Examples

Will Obama decommission the U.S. Army, join the Non-Aligned Movement and invite Robert Mugabe to Camp David?
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May 16, 2009

Historical Examples

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

v.

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

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Examples from the Web for decommission

Contemporary Examples

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

Historical Examples

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

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Word Origin and History for decommission

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