deactivate

tr.v., -vat·ed, -vat·ing, -vates.

1. To render inactive or ineffective.
2. To inhibit, block, or disrupt the action of (an enzyme or other biological agent).
3. To remove from active military status.

deactivation de·ac'ti·va'tion n.
deactivator de·ac'ti·va'tor n.

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: remove from active military status or reassign

Meaning #2: make inactive
  Synonym: inactivate

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - uskadeliggøre

Nederlands (Dutch)
onschadelijk maken

Français (French)
v. tr. - désamorcer, désactiver

Deutsch (German)
v. - unschädlich machen, abschalten

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - απενεργοποιώ

Italiano (Italian)
disattivare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - desmobilizar

Русский (Russian)
обезвредить, отключить

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - desactivar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - avaktivera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
解除动员, 复员, 使无效

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 解除動員, 復員, 使無效

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 군대를 해체하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 解散する, 非活性化する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يبطل مفعول ( شئ), يخمد, يعطل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮ניטרל, הוציא מכלל פעולה‬

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