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
Following last night’s short apology from Karla Sofía Gascón, the Oscar nominee has deactivated her X account and shared a longer apology with The Hollywood Reporter.
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Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 30 Jan. 2025
The Agatha All Along actress, 40, has deactivated her Instagram account over a week after Baena died by suicide at 47 on Jan. 3.
—EW.com, 13 Jan. 2025
There were a handful of readers who deactivated their Facebook accounts (one dating back to 2008) once Zuckerberg announced the updates.
—Makena Kelly, WIRED, 15 Jan. 2025
This will deactivate all AI functionalities, though the models will still occupy device storage.
—Thomas Westerholm, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 30 Jan. 2025
The Agatha All Along actress, 40, has deactivated her Instagram account over a week after Baena died by suicide at 47 on Jan. 3.
—EW.com, 13 Jan. 2025
There were a handful of readers who deactivated their Facebook accounts (one dating back to 2008) once Zuckerberg announced the updates.
—Makena Kelly, WIRED, 15 Jan. 2025
This will deactivate all AI functionalities, though the models will still occupy device storage.
—Thomas Westerholm, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for deactivate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deactivate
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The brothers were killed the day before they were supposed to be groomsmen in their sister’s wedding in New Jersey, where they were raised.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
5 Feb. 2025
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One victim was killed and five are currently injured.—
Emily Burns,
WWD,
5 Feb. 2025
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Tweaking the acceleration, braking, and steering in the My Mode setting doesn’t improve the vehicle’s giddy-up.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
6 Feb. 2025
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In-vehicle infotainment and telematics systems capture granular details such as trip histories, speed, braking patterns and door activity.—
Lars Daniel,
Forbes,
6 Dec. 2024
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Photo : Eugenia Gangi The veranda can be shut off with curtains for extra privacy.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
7 Feb. 2025
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Gas was shut off to the building in the 5000 block of Cameo Terrace around 8:30 p.m. and public buses were requested to transport residents away from the area, fire officials said in a post to the social media platform X.—
Racquel Bazos,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Feb. 2025
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“Deactivate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deactivate. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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