DEACTIVATION - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Noun

breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges)

Categories: Dismissal, Dismission, Discharge, Firing, Liberation, Release, Sack, Sacking

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Noun

the act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb)

Categories: Termination, Ending, Conclusion

Synonyms

Deactivation, Defusing, Inactivation

Antonyms

Activation

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Language families split when populations migrated, carrying their vocabulary to new lands.