Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Present participle of
deactivate .
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word deactivating.
Examples
-
The company tries to hang on to defecting users by promoting a halfway measure called "deactivating" an account, which merely hides you from the Facebook membership but keeps your information on the social network's servers in case you wish to "reactivate" later.
Deleting a Facebook Account Walter S. Mossberg 2011
-
Whatever it was, somehow I happened on the idea of deactivating All in One SEO Pack.
-
Up to and including the idea of deactivating the robots who knew about the Beddle kidnapping.
Roger MacBride Allen, Roger MacBride 1996
-
It will also give you the option of freezing the date upon closing the document, i.e. "deactivating" the document at close time.
Sex, Lies, and Sociology Burress, David 1995
-
The Georgia Department of Transportation issued a statement at 6 a.m. "deactivating" its emergency operations.
ajc.com - News lhartstein@ajc.com 2010
-
The Georgia Department of Transportation issued a statement at 6 a.m. "deactivating" its emergency operations.
ajc.com - News lhartstein@ajc.com 2010
-
It was only by "deactivating" this brain area that the musicians were able to spontaneously invent new melodies.
-
If there is harm, is the best way to dissallow them access by "deactivating" them in the control panel?
phpBB.com 2009
-
Thermage has also implemented a new pricing strategies that charge the physician for each Thermage treatment by 'deactivating' the Thermage treatment tip after a predetermined number of pulses or specific length of time, even if the Thermage tip could still be used.
Article Source 2009
-
Russell said while deactivating the G.A.P.S., and air filled up the cockpit.
Artemis Neo H-M Brown 2011
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.