inactivate

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪˈnæktɪveɪt/

Etymology

inactive +‎ -ate

Verb

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

1. To make inactive.

References

"'Computer inactivated, Crawford reported. 'I get nothing at all.'" - Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle, The Mote in God's Eye, 1974

Anagrams

• vaticinate