decommissioning

verb

  1. 1

    To take out of service or to render unusable.

    “The Army decommissioned the Sherman tank by filling the turret with cement.”
  2. 2

    To remove or revoke a commission.

    “After his arrest, the officer was decommissioned from the police force.”
  3. 3

    To remove or revoke a formal designation.

    “The state highway was decommissioned and reverted to local control.”

Antonyms

noun

  1. 1

    The act by which something is decommissioned.

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