as in to kill
to cause to stop functioning
deactivate the machine carefully, or you'll risk an electric shock
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Recent Examples of deactivate
Verve’s innovative gene-editing technology, which permanently deactivates the PCSK9 gene to address high cholesterol, represents a breakthrough approach to cardiovascular disease treatment.
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
So many will be deactivated, while some will merge and in a few cases some will be rebranded.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2025
In fact a few behemoth Swift fan accounts with six digits in followers were recently sent to Instagram purgatory and deactivated for similar infractions including @in.that.taylor.haze and @tstourtips.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 13 June 2025
Another pandemic ripple effect for Page is his decision to end his social media presence altogether and deactivated his accounts on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2025
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
So many will be deactivated, while some will merge and in a few cases some will be rebranded.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2025
In fact a few behemoth Swift fan accounts with six digits in followers were recently sent to Instagram purgatory and deactivated for similar infractions including @in.that.taylor.haze and @tstourtips.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 13 June 2025
Another pandemic ripple effect for Page is his decision to end his social media presence altogether and deactivated his accounts on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deactivate
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In that incident, a rooftop gunman fired at Trump from roughly 150 yards away, grazing his right ear and killing one attendee, Corey Comperatore, before Secret Service agents shot the attacker dead.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
12 July 2025
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The legislation didn’t kill Biden-era tax credits for manufacturers, as some had feared.—
Aarian Marshall,
Wired News,
11 July 2025
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Verstappen braked hard on the wet track, but went past Piastri, who was leading the race.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 July 2025
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The braking force of these cars is just incredible, way more than acceleration.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
1 July 2025
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The data shows the number of riders increases in the evening hours on Fridays, peaking at 10 p.m. before the scooters are shut off at 11 p.m..—
David Ferrara,
The Enquirer,
4 July 2025
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Each crew will engage in activities such as raising the sails, moving cargo and exploring areas of the 1863 ship that are normally shut off to the public.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 June 2025
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“Deactivate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deactivate. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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