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    Desactivar (en. Deactivate)

    /desaktiˈβaɾ/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    verb
    Make a device stop working.
    I deactivated the alarm before leaving the house.
    Desactivé la alarma antes de salir de casa.
    Nullify an effect or an action.
    The technician helped deactivate the security system.
    El técnico ayudó a desactivar el sistema de seguridad.
    Interrupt the normal functioning of a process.
    We must deactivate the bomb for safety reasons.
    Debemos desactivar la bomba por razones de seguridad.

    Etymology

    From the prefix 'des-' which indicates negation and 'activar' from Latin 'activare'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    deactivate a bomb
    Make a bomb not explode.
    desactivar una bomba
    deactivate an account
    Remove the functionality of an account on a platform.
    desactivar una cuenta
    deactivate a system
    Make a system stop operating temporarily or permanently.
    desactivar un sistema

    Related Words

    activate
    Make something work or come into action.
    activar
    signal
    Indicate or mark something for attention.
    señalizar

    Slang Meanings

    Deactivate someone in a discussion.
    That comment deactivated him in the debate.
    Ese comentario lo desactivó en el debate.
    Deactivate a plan or project.
    They decided to deactivate the project after the initial mistakes.
    Decidieron desactivar el proyecto tras los errores iniciales.