Associations to the word «Deactivate»

Wiktionary

DEACTIVATE, verb. (ergative) to make something inactive or no longer effective
DEACTIVATE, verb. To prevent the action of a biochemical agent (such as an enzyme)
DEACTIVATE, verb. To remove a person or piece of hardware from active military service

Dictionary definition

DEACTIVATE, verb. Remove from active military status or reassign; "The men were deactivated after five years of service".
DEACTIVATE, verb. Make inactive; "they deactivated the file".

Wise words

Love. Fall in love and stay in love. Write only what you love, and love what you write. The key word is love. You have to get up in the morning and write something you love, something to live for.
Ray Bradbury