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in·ac·ti·vate  (n-kt-vt)
tr.v. in·ac·ti·vat·ed, in·ac·ti·vat·ing, in·ac·ti·vates
To render inactive.
in·acti·vation n.
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Verb1.inactivate - release from military service or remove from the active list of military service
demobilise, demobilize
muster out, discharge - release from military service
2.inactivate - make inactive; "they deactivated the file"
deactivate
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
paralyse, paralyze - make powerless and unable to function; "The bureaucracy paralyzes the entire operation"
activate - make active or more active; "activate an old file"
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