“The men were deactivated after five years of service”
verb
make inactive
“they deactivated the file”
Word Forms
deactivation
noun
breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges)
inactivation
noun
the process of rendering inactive
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
deaktivieren
aus dem aktiven Militärstatus entfernen oder neu zuweisen
🇫🇷French
désactiver
retirer du statut militaire actif ou réaffecter
🇪🇸Spanish
desactivar
retirar del estado militar activo o reasignar
🇮🇹Italian
disattivare
rimuovere dallo status militare attivo o riassegnare
🇳🇱Dutch
deactiveren
verwijderen uit de actieve militaire status of opnieuw toewijzen
🇵🇹Portuguese
desativar
remover do status militar ativo ou reatribuir
🇷🇺Russian
деактивировать
вывести из действительного военного статуса или переназначить
India
🇮🇳Hindi
निष्क्रिय करें
सक्रिय सैन्य स्थिति से हटाएं या पुनः नियुक्त करें
🇧🇩Bengali
নিষ্ক্রিয় করা
সক্রিয় সামরিক অবস্থা থেকে সরান বা পুনরায় নিয়োগ করুন
🇮🇳Tamil
செயலிழக்க
செயலில் உள்ள இராணுவ நிலையிலிருந்து நீக்கவும் அல்லது மீண்டும் ஒதுக்கவும்
🇮🇳Telugu
నిష్క్రియం చేయండి
క్రియాశీల సైనిక స్థితి నుండి తీసివేయండి లేదా తిరిగి కేటాయించండి
🇮🇳Marathi
निष्क्रिय करा
सक्रिय लष्करी स्थितीतून काढून टाका किंवा पुन्हा नियुक्त करा
🇮🇳Gujarati
નિષ્ક્રિય કરો
સક્રિય લશ્કરી સ્થિતિમાંથી દૂર કરો અથવા ફરીથી સોંપણી કરો
🇮🇳Kannada
ನಿಷ್ಕ್ರಿಯಗೊಳಿಸು
ಸಕ್ರಿಯ ಮಿಲಿಟರಿ ಸ್ಥಿತಿಯಿಂದ ತೆಗೆದುಹಾಕಿ ಅಥವಾ ಮರುಹೊಂದಿಸಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
നിർജ്ജീവമാക്കുക
സജീവ സൈനിക പദവിയിൽ നിന്ന് നീക്കം ചെയ്യുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വീണ്ടും നിയമിക്കുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਅਕਿਰਿਆਸ਼ੀਲ ਕਰੋ
ਸਰਗਰਮ ਫੌਜੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਤੋਂ ਹਟਾਓ ਜਾਂ ਦੁਬਾਰਾ ਨਿਯੁਕਤ ਕਰੋ
🇵🇰Urdu
غیر فعال
فعال فوجی حیثیت سے ہٹا دیں یا دوبارہ تفویض کریں۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
停用
解除现役军人身份或重新分配
🇯🇵Japanese
非アクティブ化する
現役の軍人としての地位から外すか、再割り当てする
🇰🇷Korean
비활성화하다
현역 군인 신분에서 제거 또는 재배치
🇻🇳Vietnamese
vô hiệu hóa
loại bỏ khỏi tình trạng quân sự tại ngũ hoặc tái bổ nhiệm
🇹🇭Thai
ปิดการใช้งาน
ถอดถอนออกจากสถานะทหารประจำการหรือมอบหมายใหม่
🇮🇩Indonesian
menonaktifkan
dihapus dari status militer aktif atau ditugaskan kembali
🇵🇭Filipino
i-deactivate
alisin mula sa aktibong katayuang militar o muling italaga
🇲🇾Malay
nyahaktifkan
keluarkan daripada status tentera aktif atau tugaskan semula
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
إلغاء التنشيط
إزالة من الوضع العسكري النشط أو إعادة التعيين
🇮🇷Persian
غیر فعال کردن
حذف از وضعیت نظامی فعال یا تخصیص مجدد
🇹🇷Turkish
devre dışı bırakmak
aktif askerlik statüsünden çıkarılır veya yeniden atanır
🇮🇱Hebrew
להשבית
להסיר ממעמד צבאי פעיל או להקצות מחדש
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'deactivate'?
The primary meaning of 'deactivate' is 'remove from active military status or reassign'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'deactivate' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'deactivate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'deactivate' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'deactivate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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