inactivate

English

Etymology

inactive +‎ -ate or in- +‎ activate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪˈnæktɪveɪt/

Verb

inactivate (third-person singular simple present inactivates, present participle inactivating, simple past and past participle inactivated)

1. (transitive) To make inactive.
   • 1974, Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle, The Mote in God's Eye

     'Computer inactivated,' Crawford reported. 'I get nothing at all.'

Derived terms

• inactivatable

Translations

to put out of action

• Maori: whakakaurapa

See also

• deactivate
• disactivate

Anagrams

• vaticinate