verb🔗ShareTo make something inactive or no longer effective"I had to deactivate my old bank card after I lost it. "technologyelectronicsmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo prevent the action of a biochemical agent (such as an enzyme)"Heating milk to a high temperature can deactivate the enzymes that cause it to spoil quickly. "biochemistrybiologymedicineprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo remove a person or piece of hardware from active military service"After 20 years of service, Sergeant Miller was deactivated and returned to civilian life. "militarywargovernmentactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
