inactivable

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adjective

Capable of being inactivated

OriginEnglish activable ← Middle English actyf ← Old French actif →
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Meanings

adjectiveinactivable (not comparable)
  1. not comparableCapable of being inactivated

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Middle Englishin-
  6. Englishin-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
  9. Proto-Italic*agō
  10. Latinagō
  11. Ancient Greekἐνεργητικός (energētikós)
  12. Latināctīvu
  13. Old Frenchactif
  14. Middle Englishactyf
  15. Englishactive
  16. Englishactivate
  17. Englishactivable
  18. Englishinactivable

From in- + activable.

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APA

inactivable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inactivable

MLA

“inactivable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inactivable. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inactivable,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inactivable.

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