inactivation

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noun

The process of rendering something inactive.

Similar
deactivation
Opposite
activation
OriginEnglish inactive ← French inactif ← Latin ināctīvu →
Less commonScrabble 17
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Meanings

nouninactivation (countable and uncountable, plural inactivations)

plural inactivations

  1. countableuncountableThe process of rendering something inactive.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe process of rendering inactive

Opposite
activation
Broader
natural processnatural actionaction

nounbreaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges)

Similar
deactivation
Broader
dismissaldismissiondischarge
Also see
deactivation

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
  7. Proto-Italic*agō
  8. Latinagō
  9. Ancient Greekἐνεργητικός (energētikós)
  10. Latināctīvus
  11. Latinināctīvu
  12. Frenchinactif
  13. Englishinactive
  14. Englishinactivation

From in- + activation or inactive + -ation.

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Translations

Finnish inaktivointi, käytöstäpoisto
  • inaktivointiprocess of rendering something inactive
  • käytöstäpoistoprocess of rendering something inactive
French inactivation
  • inactivationprocess of rendering something inactive
German Inaktivierung
  • Inaktivierungprocess of rendering something inactive
Polish dezaktywacja, dezaktywizacja
  • dezaktywacjaprocess of rendering something inactive
  • dezaktywizacjaprocess of rendering something inactive
Romanian inactivare
  • inactivareprocess of rendering something inactive
Russian инактивация
  • инактивация (inaktivacija)process of rendering something inactive

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with inactivation

informationeducationlocationapplicationassociationadministrationorganizationcorporationregistrationAsianfoundationcommunicationpopulationnavigationstationaccommodationoperationpublicationvacationtransportationevaluationimplementationinstallationnation
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Anagrams

vaticination
Cite this entry
APA

inactivation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inactivation

MLA

“inactivation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inactivation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inactivation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inactivation.

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