deactivating
present participle ofdeactivate
deactivate
verb[T]
uk/ˌdiˈæk.tɪ.veɪt/us/ˌdiˈæk.tɪ.veɪt/tocausesomething to be nolongeractiveoreffective:
Allchemicalweaponsfacilitieswill be deactivated.
Machines - not functioning
- act
- break
- brokenness
- brownout
- burn out
- conk
- conk out
- cut
- cutsomethingout
- DDoS
- defective
- dysfunction
- fritz
- idle
- incapacitate
- shot
- shudder to a haltidiom
- shutdown
- stall
- temperamentally
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deactivating
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Thus, activating /deactivatingproblem solvers is essential for realization of the invocation aspect of a hybrid system.
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Activating/deactivatingproblem solvers (supporting the invocation aspect).
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These patterns are consistent with research suggesting that insecure - dismissing adolescents may employdeactivatingstrategies for regulating negative affect and communicating about distress.
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The ethics ofdeactivatingimplanted cardioverter defibrillators.
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We will have to continue to support the process ofdeactivatingthe mines.
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That would be an argument in favour ofdeactivatingit.
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We believe that the complainant should be allowed the initiative and the positive rôle of activating the machinery, as well as the rôle ofdeactivatingit.
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This is a perfectly acceptable, and even encouraged way ofdeactivatingsomeone.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.One metabolite of chlorpyrifos, chlorpyrifos-oxon, binds permanently to the enzyme acetylcholinesterase, preventing this enzyme fromdeactivatingacetylcholine in the synapse.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The airfield was also used as a facility fordeactivatingvarious air force units after the war.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The team had the option of eitherdeactivatinghim for the final seven games of the season or releasing him.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In addition, some groups will increase the rate of reaction (activating) while others will decrease the rate (deactivating).
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Elongation downregulation is also possible, in this case usually by blocking polymerase progress or bydeactivatingthe polymerase.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The rules could be modified for multiplayer games, such asdeactivatingfriendly fire.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Ultimately, histone methyltransferases are important indeactivatingcertain genes, needed for proper growth and development.
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