inactivate

English

Etymology

inactive +‎ -ate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪˈnæktɪveɪt/

Verb

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.'

Translations

to put out of action

• Maori: whakakaurapa
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

Anagrams

• vaticinate