INACTIVATION Synonyms
12 hypernyms for inactivation. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for INACTIVATION
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| deactivate | verb v | |||||
verb • remove from active military status or reassign • make inactive | ||||||
| disable | verb v | |||||
verb • make unable to perform a certain action • injure permanently | ||||||
| halt | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • the state of inactivity following an interruption • the event of something ending • an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement adjective satellite • disabled in the feet or legs verb • cause to come to an abrupt stop • come to a halt, stop moving • stop from happening or developing • stop the flow of a liquid | ||||||
| immobilize | verb v | |||||
verb • hold as reserve or withdraw from circulation; of capital • to hold fast or prevent from moving • make defenseless • convert (assets) into fixed capital • prohibit the conversion or use of (assets) • cause to be unable to move | ||||||
| incapacitate | verb v | |||||
verb • make unable to perform a certain action • injure permanently | ||||||
| neutralize | verb v | |||||
verb • make politically neutral and thus inoffensive • make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of • oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions • get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing • make incapable of military action • make chemically neutral | ||||||
| paralyze | verb v | |||||
verb • make powerless and unable to function • cause to be paralyzed and immobile | ||||||
| quash | verb v | |||||
verb • put down by force or intimidation • declare invalid | ||||||
| suppress | verb v | |||||
verb • bring under control by force or authority • come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority • consciously restrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior • put out of one's consciousness • lessen to the point of stopping | ||||||
| deactivation | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges) • the act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb) | ||||||