inactivate

inactivate
/in ak"teuh vayt'/, v.t., inactivated, inactivating.
1. to make inactive: The bomb was inactivated.
2. Immunol. to stop the activity of (certain biological substances).
[1905-10; INACTIVE + -ATE1]

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