as in to kill
to cause to stop functioning
deactivate the machine carefully, or you'll risk an electric shock
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Recent Examples of deactivate
Following the Foo Fighters frontman's Sept. 10 post, Violet appeared to deactivate her Instagram account, before returning to post a carousel of images, including a dark photo of a building, an image of a gig and a selfie showing the teenager with black hair.
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Becca Longmire, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Another common criticism is that, in order to deactivate your Albert subscription, the company requires you to first transfer all of your money out so that your balance is $0.
—Jeff Kauflin, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
The post was immediately flagged by Snapchat, and the teen's account was deactivated.
—Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 20 Sep. 2024
Despite Ward’s frequent requests to have Berkley’s pages removed, the social media company did not deactivate his account until Gov. JB Pritzker’s office intervened and demanded the pages be taken down.
—Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2024
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Becca Longmire, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Another common criticism is that, in order to deactivate your Albert subscription, the company requires you to first transfer all of your money out so that your balance is $0.
—Jeff Kauflin, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
The post was immediately flagged by Snapchat, and the teen's account was deactivated.
—Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 20 Sep. 2024
Despite Ward’s frequent requests to have Berkley’s pages removed, the social media company did not deactivate his account until Gov. JB Pritzker’s office intervened and demanded the pages be taken down.
—Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2024
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The cause of a two-alarm fire Wednesday that displaced 10 residents and killed a pet dog remained under investigation Thursday, officials said.Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Justine Perez, 37, of Staten Island, was killed in the crash, police said.Antonio Planas, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Over time, the set-up might progress to more active interventions such as automatically braking a vehicle.David Prosser, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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In one corner, the quirky gal: Zooey Deschanel’s Jess, who decorated cupcakes and braked for birds.Nate Jones, Vulture, 20 Aug. 2024
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Tap water iontophoresis: One case report described successful treatment with this procedure, which involves a mild electrical current passed through tap water to temporarily shut off sweat glands.Michael Menna, Verywell Health, 28 Oct. 2024
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At times, more renewable energy is generated than the grid can handle, so wind and sometimes solar producers are often paid to shut off production.Heather Farmbrough, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Deactivate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deactivate. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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