desactivar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- deactivate verb To turn something off or make it no longer work.
- defuse verb To remove the fuse or detonator from an explosive device.
- disable verb To take away someone's ability to do something, especially by injuring them.
Senses
desactivar is used for these senses in English:
- cut off (transitive, US, regional, Southern US) To turn off or switch off (an electrical device).
- deactivate (ergative) to make something inactive or no longer effective
- defuse (transitive) To remove the fuse from (e.g. a bomb).
- disable (chiefly, electronics, computing) To deactivate, to make inoperational (especially of a function of an electronic or mechanical device).
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.
defuse — full definition
- verb To remove the fuse or detonator from an explosive device.
- verb To make a tense or dangerous situation calmer.