| NOUN | act | deactivation, inactivation | breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges) |
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| act | deactivation, defusing | the act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb) |
| Meaning | Breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges). | |
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| Synonym | inactivation | |
| Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine | The military forces of a nation |
| Broader | dismissal, dismission, discharge, firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking | The termination of someone's employment / employment (leaving them free to depart) |
| Spanish | desactivación, neutralización | |
| Verbs | deactivate | remove from active military status or reassign |
| Meaning | The act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb). | |
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| Synonym | defusing | |
| Broader | termination, ending, conclusion | The act of ending something |
| Opposite | activation | making active and effective (as a bomb) |
| Spanish | desactivación | |
| Catalan | desencebament | |
| Verbs | deactivate | make inactive |
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