1. remove from active military status or reassign - The men were deactivated after five years of service • Derivationally related forms: deactivation • Hypernyms: discharge, muster out • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Somebody ----s somebody - Something ----s somebody - Something ----s something 2. make inactive - they deactivated the file • Syn: inactivate • Ant: activate (for: inactivate) • Derivationally related forms: deactivation, inactivation (for: inactivate) • Hypernyms: change, alter, modify • Hyponyms: paralyze, paralyse • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Something ----s somebody - Something ----s something
