deactivate
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activate, actuate, crank (up), drive, move, propel, run, set off, spark, start, touch off, trigger, turn on
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So Walmart asked Tesla to deactivate all of its Walmart solar panels pending an investigation. — Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, "After seven roof fires, Walmart sues Tesla over solar panel flaws," 21 Aug. 2019 Nutritional yeast is similar to the brewer鈥檚 yeast used in baking, but it is deactivated through a heating and drying process. — Ellie Krieger, Washington Post, "Two formerly fringe ingredients go mainstream: Nutritional yeast and coconut aminos," 16 July 2019 The account had more than 130,000 subscribers when it was deactivated in October, after pornography was reportedly uploaded. — Allen Kim, CNN, "Fans petition YouTube to restore late vlogger Etika's account," 26 June 2019 The new address was released to the public, but nobody thought to deactivate the old one. — New York Times, "Child Neglect Reports Sat Unread for 4 Years Because of an Email Mix-up," 15 July 2019 The Beyhive unleashed their wrath, swarming Curran's Instagram with bee emojis in the comments to the point where Curran had to deactivate her account. — Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY, "After viral NBA video, Beyonc茅 fans bullied Nicole Curran off of Instagram," 6 June 2019 After learning of this incident, DoorDash took action to deactivate the consumer鈥檚 account pending a full investigation. — Zachary Hansen, ajc, "DoorDash driver allegedly attacked, choked with own head scarf by customer," 8 May 2018 The helicopter also shows off its quiet mode, deactivating the rear propeller and flying as a conventional helo. — Eric Adams, WIRED, "The Pirouetting S-97 Raider Makes Your Helicopter Look Lazy," 5 July 2019 As for Facebook, which is more public, Mr. Goni said that many Rohingya had deactivated their accounts on the social network. — New York Times, "When Rohingya Refugees Fled to India, Hate on Facebook Followed," 14 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'deactivate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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