English verb: inactivate | |||
1. | inactivate (competition) release from military service or remove from the active list of military service | ||
Synonyms | demobilise, demobilize | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | discharge, muster out | ||
Antonyms | mobilise, mobilize, rally, call up | ||
2. | inactivate (change) make inactive | ||
Samples | They deactivated the file. | ||
Synonyms | deactivate | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | paralyse, paralyze | ||
Antonyms | activate | ||