Meanings
verbdisactivate (third-person singular simple present disactivates, present participle disactivating, simple past and past participle disactivated)
present singular third person disactivates · participle present disactivating · participle past disactivated · past disactivated
Synonyms & antonyms
verbSynonym of deactivate.
Similar
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
- Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
- Proto-Italic*dis-
- Latindis-
- Old Frenchdes-
- Latindis-
- Middle Englishdis-
- Englishdis-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
- Proto-Italic*agō
- Latinagō
- Ancient Greekἐνεργητικός (energētikós)
- Latināctīvu
- Old Frenchactif
- Middle Englishactyf
- Englishactive
- Englishactivate
- Englishdisactivate
Cite this entry
APA
disactivate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disactivate
MLA
“disactivate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disactivate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disactivate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disactivate.
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