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verb (v)

• remove from active military status or reassign(verb.change)

  Example:
  The men were deactivated after five years of service.
  

  source: wordnet30
• make inactive(verb.change)

  Example:
  They deactivated the file.
  

  Synonym:
  inactivate
  Antonym:
  activate
  

  source: wordnet30