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inactivate

/ɪnˈæktɪveɪt/verb

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Advanced word

verbinactivated, inactivating
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    [T] technical

    to stop sth, especially a virus, chemical or enzyme, from working or having an effect

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    • The vaccine uses a virus that has been inactivated.
    • Heat inactivates the enzyme.

    Synonyms deactivate disable

    Opposite activate

◇Word family
inactivation nouninactive adjective