deactivate
verb (used with object)
to cause to be inactive; remove the effectiveness of.
had deactivated
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past perfectof deactivate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Shortly afterwards, Starlink's parent company SpaceX announced it had deactivated more than 2,500 of its internet receivers "in the vicinity of suspected 'scam centres'" in Myanmar.
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2025
A crash scene investigator concluded Johnson had been driving aggressively and had deactivated the car's dynamic stability control and traction control systems.
From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2024
In a letter seen by Reuters, the Belarus Ski Union told Dolidovich's coaching staff it had deactivated her FIS code in response to a decision by the Belarus Cross-Country Skiing Federation.
From Reuters ● Feb. 10, 2022
O’Gara told the commission that he did not intend his social media posts to be endorsements of any particular viewpoint and had deactivated his Twitter account.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2021
She had deactivated it earlier from her workstation.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
