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in·ac·ti·vate
(ĭn-ăk′tə-vāt′)tr.v. in·ac·ti·vat·ed, in·ac·ti·vat·ing, in·ac·ti·vates
To render inactive.
in·ac′ti·va′tion n.
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inactivate
(ɪnˈæktɪˌveɪt)vb
(tr) to render inactive
inˌactiˈvation n
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in•ac•ti•vate
(ɪnˈæk təˌveɪt)v.t. -vat•ed, -vat•ing.
to make inactive.
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inactivate
Past participle: inactivated
Gerund: inactivating
| Imperative |
|---|
| inactivate |
| inactivate |
| Present |
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| I inactivate |
| you inactivate |
| he/she/it inactivates |
| we inactivate |
| you inactivate |
| they inactivate |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I inactivated |
| you inactivated |
| he/she/it inactivated |
| we inactivated |
| you inactivated |
| they inactivated |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am inactivating |
| you are inactivating |
| he/she/it is inactivating |
| we are inactivating |
| you are inactivating |
| they are inactivating |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have inactivated |
| you have inactivated |
| he/she/it has inactivated |
| we have inactivated |
| you have inactivated |
| they have inactivated |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was inactivating |
| you were inactivating |
| he/she/it was inactivating |
| we were inactivating |
| you were inactivating |
| they were inactivating |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had inactivated |
| you had inactivated |
| he/she/it had inactivated |
| we had inactivated |
| you had inactivated |
| they had inactivated |
| Future |
|---|
| I will inactivate |
| you will inactivate |
| he/she/it will inactivate |
| we will inactivate |
| you will inactivate |
| they will inactivate |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have inactivated |
| you will have inactivated |
| he/she/it will have inactivated |
| we will have inactivated |
| you will have inactivated |
| they will have inactivated |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be inactivating |
| you will be inactivating |
| he/she/it will be inactivating |
| we will be inactivating |
| you will be inactivating |
| they will be inactivating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been inactivating |
| you have been inactivating |
| he/she/it has been inactivating |
| we have been inactivating |
| you have been inactivating |
| they have been inactivating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been inactivating |
| you will have been inactivating |
| he/she/it will have been inactivating |
| we will have been inactivating |
| you will have been inactivating |
| they will have been inactivating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been inactivating |
| you had been inactivating |
| he/she/it had been inactivating |
| we had been inactivating |
| you had been inactivating |
| they had been inactivating |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would inactivate |
| you would inactivate |
| he/she/it would inactivate |
| we would inactivate |
| you would inactivate |
| they would inactivate |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have inactivated |
| you would have inactivated |
| he/she/it would have inactivated |
| we would have inactivated |
| you would have inactivated |
| they would have inactivated |
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Verb 1. inactivate - release from military service or remove from the active list of military service
muster out, discharge - release from military service
2. inactivate - make inactive; "they deactivated the file"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
paralyse, paralyze - make powerless and unable to function; "The bureaucracy paralyzes the entire operation"
activate - make active or more active; "activate an old file"
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