inactivate

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Scrabble points: 15
Words With Friends: 18
Letters: 10

Pronunciation

/ɪˈnæktɪveɪt/

Definition of inactivate

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

(transitive)To make inactive.

“'Computer inactivated,' Crawford reported. 'I get nothing at all.'”

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *ən- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus ▲ Ancient Greek ἐνεργητῐκός (energētĭkós)sl. Latin āctīvus Latin ināctīvuslbor. French inactifder. English inactive Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English inactivate From inactive + -ate (verb-forming suffix) or in- + activate.

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