Meanings
adjectivedeactivatable (not comparable)
- not comparableCapable of being deactivated.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindē
- Latindē-
- Englishde-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
- Proto-Italic*agō
- Latinagō
- Ancient Greekἐνεργητικός (energētikós)
- Latināctīvu
- Old Frenchactif
- Middle Englishactyf
- Englishactive
- Englishactivate
- Englishdeactivate
- Englishdeactivatable
From deactivate + -able.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French désactivable
- désactivableTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
deactivatable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deactivatable
MLA
“deactivatable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deactivatable. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deactivatable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deactivatable.
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