deaktivieren — meaning in English
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English meaning
- deactivate verb To turn something off or make it no longer work.
- disable verb To take away someone's ability to do something, especially by injuring them.
Senses
deaktivieren is used for these senses in English:
- deactivate (ergative) to make something inactive or no longer effective
- disable (chiefly, electronics, computing) To deactivate, to make inoperational (especially of a function of an electronic or mechanical device).
- uncheck (travel, aviation) To remove a previously checked-in passenger from the check-in system, allowing changes to the ticket.
deactivate — full definition
- verb To turn something off or make it no longer work.
- verb To take a piece of equipment or a person out of active military service.
disable — full definition
- verb To take away someone's ability to do something, especially by injuring them.
- verb To turn off or deactivate a function, especially on a device or system.