inactivate

• Verb, das angibt, dass etwas in einen inaktiven Zustand versetzt oder seiner Funktion beraubt wird; besonders in technischen, medizinischen und biologischen Kontexten verwendet.

A verb used to indicate the act of making something inactive or rendering it non-functional.

1. release from military serviceB2formalpolitical

   To discharge someone from active duty in the armed forces or to remove them from the active roster.

   Aus dem Militärdienst entlassen

   • The soldier was inactivated after completing his term of service.
   • The navy decided to inactivate the reserve unit.
   • Following the war, many troops were inactivated from active combat duty.

   Synonymedemobilizedischargemuster outrelease

2. make inactiveB2formalscientific

   To cause something to become not active, operational, or functioning.

   Deaktivieren

   • The virus was inactivated through heat treatment.
   • The system automatically inactivates the account after six months of no use.
   • Researchers inactivated the gene to study its function.

   Synonymedeactivatedecommissiondisabledisarmhaltneutralizeshut offstopturn off

   Antonymeactivateenergizestimulatetrigger