Found 2 items, similar to inactivate.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: inactivate inactivate v 1: release from military service or remove from the active list of military service [syn: demobilize, demobilise] [ant: call up] 2: make inactive; “they deactivated the file” [syn: deactivate] [ant: activate]
English → English (gcide) Definition: inactivate inactivate \inactivate\ v. t. [imp. & p. p. inactivated; p. pr. & vb. n. inactivating.] to make inactive; as, boiling will inactivate most enzymes; acetylation of the antibiotic inactivated it. Syn: deactivate. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] Note: To inactivate an enzyme or chemical usually renders it permanently inactive; to inactivate a machine (as by turning a switch) may be reversible, and for machines and devices, the term deactivate is usually used. The distinction is worth preserving. [PJC]