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inactivate

/ɪˈnæktɪveɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.18 in modern English

Syllables
in-ac-ti-vate
IPA
/ɪˈnæktɪveɪt/
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make inactive.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus ▲ Ancient Greek ἐνεργητῐκός (energētĭkós)sl. Latin āctīvus Latin ināctīvuslbor. French inactifder. English inactive Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English inactivate From inactive + -ate (verb-forming suffix) or in- + activate.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

inactivates (present, singular) inactivating (participle, present) inactivated (participle, past) inactivated (past)

Derived Forms

deinactivate inactivatable inactivator noninactivating phosphoinactivating photoinactivate thermoinactivate uninactivated

Frequently Paired Words

deactivate disactivate

Synonyms

deactivate demobilize demobilise

Rhymes With

deactivate

Questions

How do you pronounce inactivate?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈnæktɪveɪt/.
What does inactivate mean?
To make inactive.
Where does inactivate come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus ▲ Ancient Greek ἐνεργητῐκός (energētĭkós)sl. Latin āctīvus Latin ināctīvuslbor. French inactifder. English inactive Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English inactivate From inactive + -ate (verb-forming suffix) or in- + activate.

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