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de·com·mis·sion

(dē′kə-mĭsh′ən)
tr.v. de·com·mis·sioned, de·com·mis·sion·ing, de·com·mis·sions
To take (a ship or a military base, for example) out of active service or use; render inactive.
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decommission

(ˌdiːkəˈmɪʃən)
vb
(Military) (tr) to dismantle or remove from service (a nuclear reactor, weapon, ship, etc which is no longer required)
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de•com•mis•sion

(ˌdi kəˈmɪʃ ən)

v.t.
1. to remove (a ship, airplane, etc.) from active service.
2. to deactivate; shut down.
[1925–30]
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decommission


Past participle: decommissioned
Gerund: decommissioning

Imperative
decommission
decommission
Present
I decommission
you decommission
he/she/it decommissions
we decommission
you decommission
they decommission
Preterite
I decommissioned
you decommissioned
he/she/it decommissioned
we decommissioned
you decommissioned
they decommissioned
Present Continuous
I am decommissioning
you are decommissioning
he/she/it is decommissioning
we are decommissioning
you are decommissioning
they are decommissioning
Present Perfect
I have decommissioned
you have decommissioned
he/she/it has decommissioned
we have decommissioned
you have decommissioned
they have decommissioned
Past Continuous
I was decommissioning
you were decommissioning
he/she/it was decommissioning
we were decommissioning
you were decommissioning
they were decommissioning
Past Perfect
I had decommissioned
you had decommissioned
he/she/it had decommissioned
we had decommissioned
you had decommissioned
they had decommissioned
Future
I will decommission
you will decommission
he/she/it will decommission
we will decommission
you will decommission
they will decommission
Future Perfect
I will have decommissioned
you will have decommissioned
he/she/it will have decommissioned
we will have decommissioned
you will have decommissioned
they will have decommissioned
Future Continuous
I will be decommissioning
you will be decommissioning
he/she/it will be decommissioning
we will be decommissioning
you will be decommissioning
they will be decommissioning
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been decommissioning
you have been decommissioning
he/she/it has been decommissioning
we have been decommissioning
you have been decommissioning
they have been decommissioning
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been decommissioning
you will have been decommissioning
he/she/it will have been decommissioning
we will have been decommissioning
you will have been decommissioning
they will have been decommissioning
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been decommissioning
you had been decommissioning
he/she/it had been decommissioning
we had been decommissioning
you had been decommissioning
they had been decommissioning
Conditional
I would decommission
you would decommission
he/she/it would decommission
we would decommission
you would decommission
they would decommission
Past Conditional
I would have decommissioned
you would have decommissioned
he/she/it would have decommissioned
we would have decommissioned
you would have decommissioned
they would have decommissioned
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb 1. decommission - withdraw from active service; "The warship was decommissioned in 1998"
call back, withdraw, call in, recall - cause to be returned; "recall the defective auto tires"; "The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt"
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Translations

decommission

[ˌdiːkəˈmɪʃən] VT [+ nuclear power station] → desmantelar ; [+ warship, aircraft, weapon] → desguazar, desmantelar
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decommission

[ˌdiːkəˈmɪʃən] vt [+ nuclear reactor, weapon, ship] → mettre hors service
to be decommissioned [nuclear reactor, weapon, ship] → être mis(e) hors service
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decommission

vt power plant → stilllegen ; arms → ausmustern ; warship → außer Dienst nehmen
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