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deactivation en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˌdiːæktɪˈveɪʃən/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- 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 āctīvusbor. Old French actifbor. Middle English actyf English active Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation ▲ English active Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English activate ▲ English -ation English -ion English activation English deactivation From de- + activation.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The act of deactivating something, such as a bomb or alarm.

Forms

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deactivations Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

photodeactivation · deactivation energy

Relateds

inactivation

Translations (12)

el απενεργοποίηση (the act of deactivating something, such as a bomb or alarm) · it disattivazione (the act of deactivating something, such as a bomb or alarm) · pl dezaktywacja (the act of deactivating something, such as a bomb or alarm) · ru деактива́ция (the act of deactivating something, such as a bomb or alarm) · es desactivación (the act of deactivating something, such as a bomb or alarm) · ru дезактива́ция (the act of deactivating something, such as a bomb or alarm) · fr désactivation (the act of deactivating something, such as a bomb or alarm) · ca desactivació (the act of deactivating something, such as a bomb or alarm) · uk деактива́ція (the act of deactivating something, such as a bomb or alarm) · pt desativação (the act of deactivating something, such as a bomb or alarm) · uk відклю́чення (the act of deactivating something, such as a bomb or alarm) · ru отключе́ние (the act of deactivating something, such as a bomb or alarm)