decommission

de·com·mis·sion

 (dē′kə-mĭsh′ən)

tr.v. de·com·mis·sioned, de·com·mis·sion·ing, de·com·mis·sions

To take (a ship or a military base, for example) out of active service or use; render inactive.

decommission

(ˌdiːkəˈmɪʃən)

vb

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

de•com•mis•sion

(ˌdi kəˈmɪʃ ən)

v.t.

1. to remove (a ship, airplane, etc.) from active service.

2. to deactivate; shut down.

[1925–30]

decommission

Past participle: decommissioned
Gerund: decommissioning

Imperative

decommission

decommission

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

decommission - withdraw from active service; "The warship was decommissioned in 1998" call back, withdraw, call in, recall - cause to be returned; "recall the defective auto tires"; "The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt"

Translations

decommission

[ˌdiːkəˈmɪʃən] VT [+ nuclear power station] → desmantelar; [+ warship, aircraft, weapon] → desguazar, desmantelar

decommission

[ˌdiːkəˈmɪʃ^ən] vt [+ nuclear reactor, weapon, ship] → mettre hors service
to be decommissioned [nuclear reactor, weapon, ship] → être mis(e) hors service

decommission

vt power plant → stilllegen; arms → ausmustern; warship → außer Dienst nehmen