inactivate

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de rendre quelque chose inactif ou de lui faire perdre sa fonctionnalité.

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.

   réformer (militaire)

   • 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.

   Synonymesdemobilizedischargemuster outrelease

2. make inactiveB2formalscientific

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

   inactiver

   • 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.

   Synonymesdeactivatedecommissiondisabledisarmhaltneutralizeshut offstopturn off

   Antonymesactivateenergizestimulatetrigger