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Inactivate

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deactivateverb(ergative) to make something inactive or no longer effective

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activateverb(transitive) To put a device, mechanism (alarm etc.) or system into action or motion; to trigger, to actuate, to set off, to enable.

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deactivateverb(ergative) to make something inactive or no longer effective
deselectverb(transitive) To not select; to rule out of selection.
decommissionverbTo take out of service or to render unusable.
defuseverb(transitive, figurative) To make less dangerous, tense, or hostile.
interruptverb(ambitransitive) To disturb or halt (an ongoing process or action, or the person performing it) by interfering suddenly, especially by speaking.
disableverb(chiefly electronics, computing) To deactivate, to make inoperational (especially of a function of an electronic or mechanical device).
uncheckverb(graphical user interface, US, Canada) To remove a checkmark.
offverb(transitive, slang) To kill.
quiesceverb(intransitive) To become quiet or quieter.
muteverbNot having the power of speech; dumb.
clearverb(transitive) To remove obstructions, impediments or other unwanted items from.
disactivateverb(nonstandard) Synonym of deactivate.
killverb(transitive) To put to death; to extinguish the life of.
deinactivateverbTo cause or to undergo deinactivation.
neutralizeverb(transitive) To make (something) even, inactive or ineffective.
turn offverb(transitive) To power down, to switch off, to put out of operation, to deactivate (an appliance, light, mechanism, functionality etc.).
dead(usually not comparable) No longer living; deceased. (Also used as a noun.)
ineffectuateverbTo make ineffectual; to disable.
underactivateverbTo produce insufficient levels of activation.
vitiateverb(transitive) To spoil, make faulty; to reduce the value, quality, or effectiveness of something.

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