nnoun.processthe process of rendering inactiveExamples:- the gene inactivation system
- thermal inactivation of serum samples
Antonyms:activation
Derivationally Related Form:inactivate
Hypernyms:action activity natural action natural process
Inherited Hypernyms:inactivationnatural processprocessphysical entityentity
nnoun.actbreaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges)Topic:armed forcesarmed servicesmilitarymilitary machinewar machine
Synset:deactivation
Derivationally Related Form:deactivateinactivate
Hypernyms:discharge dismissal dismission firing liberation release sack sacking
Inherited Hypernyms:deactivationdismissalterminationchange of statechangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity