Inactivate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

release from military service or remove from the active list of military service

make inactive

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnˈæktᵻvˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnˈaktɪvˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnˈaktɪvˌeɪt/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪnˈæktᵻvˌeɪt/.

Examples

they deactivated the file

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

deactivate demobilise demobilize

Antonyms

mobilize activate

Parts of Speech

verb	release from military service or remove from the active list of military service
verb	make inactive “they deactivated the file”

Word Forms

demobilization	noun	act of changing from a war basis to a peace basis including disbanding or discharging troops
inactivation	noun	breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges)
demobilisation	noun	act of changing from a war basis to a peace basis including disbanding or discharging troops
deactivation	noun	the act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

inaktivieren

Entlassung aus dem Militärdienst oder Streichung aus der aktiven Liste des Militärdienstes

🇫🇷French

inactiver

libération du service militaire ou radiation de la liste active du service militaire

🇪🇸Spanish

inactivar

liberación del servicio militar o eliminación de la lista activa del servicio militar

🇮🇹Italian

inattivare

rilascio dal servizio militare o rimozione dall'elenco attivo del servizio militare

🇳🇱Dutch

inactiveren

ontslag uit militaire dienst of verwijdering van de actieve lijst van militaire dienst

🇵🇹Portuguese

desativar

dispensa do serviço militar ou retirada da lista ativa do serviço militar

🇷🇺Russian

деактивировать

освободить от военной службы или исключить из действующего списка воинской службы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

निष्क्रिय

सैन्य सेवा से रिहाई या सैन्य सेवा की सक्रिय सूची से हटाया जाना

🇧🇩Bengali

নিষ্ক্রিয় করা

সামরিক পরিষেবা থেকে মুক্তি বা সামরিক পরিষেবার সক্রিয় তালিকা থেকে সরানো

🇮🇳Tamil

செயலிழக்க

இராணுவ சேவையிலிருந்து விடுவித்தல் அல்லது இராணுவ சேவையின் செயலில் உள்ள பட்டியலில் இருந்து நீக்குதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

నిష్క్రియం

సైనిక సేవ నుండి విడుదల లేదా సైనిక సేవ యొక్క క్రియాశీల జాబితా నుండి తీసివేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

निष्क्रिय करणे

लष्करी सेवेतून मुक्त करा किंवा लष्करी सेवेच्या सक्रिय सूचीमधून काढून टाका

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિષ્ક્રિય

લશ્કરી સેવામાંથી મુક્ત કરો અથવા લશ્કરી સેવાની સક્રિય સૂચિમાંથી દૂર કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿಷ್ಕ್ರಿಯಗೊಳಿಸು

ಮಿಲಿಟರಿ ಸೇವೆಯಿಂದ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ಅಥವಾ ಮಿಲಿಟರಿ ಸೇವೆಯ ಸಕ್ರಿಯ ಪಟ್ಟಿಯಿಂದ ತೆಗೆದುಹಾಕಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിഷ്ക്രിയമാക്കുക

സൈനിക സേവനത്തിൽ നിന്ന് മോചിപ്പിക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സൈനിക സേവനത്തിൻ്റെ സജീവ പട്ടികയിൽ നിന്ന് നീക്കം ചെയ്യുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਕਿਰਿਆਸ਼ੀਲ

ਫੌਜੀ ਸੇਵਾ ਤੋਂ ਰਿਹਾਈ ਜਾਂ ਫੌਜੀ ਸੇਵਾ ਦੀ ਸਰਗਰਮ ਸੂਚੀ ਤੋਂ ਹਟਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر فعال

فوجی سروس سے رہائی یا فوجی سروس کی فعال فہرست سے ہٹانا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

失活

退伍或从现役名单中除名

🇯🇵Japanese

不活性化する

兵役から解放される、または兵役の現役リストから削除される

🇰🇷Korean

비활성화하다

군 복무 해제 또는 활성 군 복무 목록에서 제거

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vô hiệu hóa

giải phóng khỏi nghĩa vụ quân sự hoặc loại khỏi danh sách tham gia nghĩa vụ quân sự

🇹🇭Thai

ปิดการใช้งาน

ออกจากการรับราชการทหารหรือลบออกจากรายชื่อการรับราชการทหาร

🇮🇩Indonesian

menonaktifkan

pembebasan dari dinas militer atau dikeluarkan dari daftar aktif dinas militer

🇲🇾Malay

menyahaktifkan

pelepasan daripada perkhidmatan tentera atau keluarkan daripada senarai aktif perkhidmatan tentera

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تعطيل

إطلاق سراحه من الخدمة العسكرية أو إزالته من القائمة النشطة للخدمة العسكرية

🇮🇷Persian

غیر فعال کردن

رهایی از خدمت سربازی یا حذف از لیست فعال خدمت سربازی

🇹🇷Turkish

devre dışı bırakmak

askerlikten salıverilme veya aktif askerlik listesinden çıkarılma

🇮🇱Hebrew

לבטל

שחרור משירות צבאי או הסרה מהרשימה הפעילה של השירות הצבאי

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The primary meaning of 'inactivate' is 'release from military service or remove from the active list of military service'.

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Using 'inactivate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'inactivate' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'inactivate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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