deactivate

1. (ergative)To make something inactive or no longer effective

   deactivate an account

   deactivate a device

   deaktivieren

   деактиви́роватьdeaktivírovatʹ, отключа́тьotključátʹ, отключи́тьotključítʹ

   make inactive

2. To prevent the action of a biochemical agent (such as an enzyme)

   chemically deactivate

   The chemical agent was deactivated by exposure to heat.

   unterbinden

   дезактиви́роватьdezaktivírovatʹ

3. To remove a person or piece of hardware from active military service

   демобилизова́тьdemobilizovátʹ

   remove from active military status or reassign

4. (Internet, euphemistic, neologism)To commit suicide

1. Tom deactivated the alarm.

   CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

2. I deactivated my Twitter account yesterday.

   Вчора я відключив свій обліковий запис в Twitter'i.

   ruВчера я отключил свою учетную запись в Twitter’е.

   CC BY · Tatoeba · CN · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

3. All demolition charges have been deactivated.

   ruВсе заряды были деактивированы.

   deAlle Sprengladungen wurden deaktiviert.

   CC BY · Tatoeba · corvard · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

4. The bomb could not be deactivated.

   CC BY · Tatoeba · Amastan · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

5. She is going to deactivate my phone.

   deSie wird mein Telefon deaktivieren.

   CC BY · Tatoeba · Eccles17 · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

regular · Lesson