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.

RELATED WORDS

deactivate, retire, demilitarize

Origin of decommission

First recorded in 1925–30; de- + commission

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Contemporary Examples of decommissioned

Unfortunately, they were decommissioned when it was shown that, like humans, the DRNs have a bit of a breaking point.
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Chancellor Agard
November 17, 2013
There are only 11, and that number will go down to 10 this year when the USS Enterprise is decommissioned after 50 years.
As Obama Preaches Patience, Mattis Prepares for War With Iran
Eli Lake
May 21, 2012
Such descriptions exert a hypnotic pull—and a climactic chapter in the decommissioned city hall station is a showstopper.
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British Dictionary definitions for decommissioned

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 decommissioned

decommission

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