Meanings
verbdeinactivate (third-person singular simple present deinactivates, present participle deinactivating, simple past and past participle deinactivated)
present singular third person deinactivates · participle present deinactivating · participle past deinactivated · past deinactivated
- To cause or to undergo deinactivation.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindē
- Latindē-
- Englishde-
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Italic*n̥-
- Latinin-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
- Proto-Italic*agō
- Latinagō
- Ancient Greekἐνεργητικός (energētikós)
- Latināctīvus
- Latinināctīvu
- Frenchinactif
- Englishinactive
- Englishinactivate
- Englishdeinactivate
From de- + inactivate.
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APA
deinactivate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deinactivate
MLA
“deinactivate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deinactivate. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deinactivate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deinactivate.
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