deactivate

English Thesaurus

1. make inactive (verb.change)

hypernym	:	alter, change, modify,
definition	:	cause to change; make different; cause a transformation (verb.change)

hyponym	:	paralyse, paralyze,
definition	:	make powerless and unable to function (verb.change)

2. remove from active military status or reassign (verb.change)

hypernym	:	discharge, muster out,
definition	:	release from military service (verb.competition)

3. make inactive (verb.change)

antonym	:	activate,
definition	:	make active or more active (verb.change)

derivation	:	deactivation, defusing,
definition	:	the act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb) (noun.act)

derivation	:	inactivation,
definition	:	the process of rendering inactive (noun.process)

4. remove from active military status or reassign (verb.change)

derivation	:	deactivation, inactivation,
definition	:	breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges) (noun.act)

5. make inactive (verb.change)

antonym	:	activate,
definition	:	make active or more active (verb.change)

derivation	:	deactivation, defusing,
definition	:	the act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb) (noun.act)

derivation	:	inactivation,
definition	:	the process of rendering inactive (noun.process)

6. remove from active military status or reassign (verb.change)

derivation	:	deactivation, inactivation,
definition	:	breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges) (noun.act)