in·ac·ti·vate
vt, -vat*ed -vat*ing : to make inactive: as a : to destroy certain biological activities of < the complement of normal serum by heat> b : to cause (as an infective agent) to lose disease-producing capacity < bacteria> in*ac*ti*va*tion n in*ac*ti*va*tor n
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