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verb · transitive · rare

inactivate

inactivate · inactivates · inactivated · inactivating

To make inactiveTo make inactive.

/ɪˈnæktɪveɪt/

Meaning

1 senses

To make inactive.
make inactive

Forms

inactivates, inactivating, inactivated, inactivated

Base form	inactivate · to inactivate
3rd person singular	inactivates
Present participle	inactivating
Past simple	inactivated
Past participle	inactivated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	inactivate
he, she, it	inactivates

Past simpleLesson

all persons

inactivated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have inactivated
he, she, it	has inactivated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will inactivate

Synonyms

3 synonyms

Close in meaning

make inactive:deactivate
release from military service or remove from the active list of military service:demobilize demobilise

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

11 related words

Relateddeactivate disactivate inactivation

Deriveddeinactivate inactivatable inactivator noninactivating phosphoinactivating photoinactivate thermoinactivate uninactivated

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

inaccessible inaccuracy inaccurateB2 inaction inactive inactivity inadequacy

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