deactivate
/diˈæktɪveɪt/
verb
- To make something inactive or no longer operational, especially by turning it off or disconnecting it.
- You can deactivate your account temporarily if you need a break from social media.
- Please deactivate your phone before the movie starts.
- The technician will deactivate the alarm system while we repair the wiring.
- To render a device, weapon, or explosive safe or inoperable.
- Soldiers are trained to deactivate landmines in the field.
- The bomb squad worked carefully to deactivate the explosive device.
- The old missile was safely deactivated and placed in a museum.
- To cause a chemical or biological substance to become inactive or harmless.
- Heat can deactivate certain enzymes in food.
- The cleaning solution is designed to deactivate viruses on surfaces.
- Scientists are studying how to deactivate the toxin in snake venom.