deactivate

Example Sentences

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The researchers used optogenetics, a technique that activates or deactivates genes using light.

From Science Daily

It had sailed some considerable distance by the time the fire was reported and it is assumed the crew deactivated its automatic identification system.

From BBC

But, just like Officer Salzburg, she’d reached her Glitching limit and been deactivated.

From Literature

Nearly 50 cities nationwide have opted to deactivate their scanners or cancel contracts with Flock, mostly in recent months, according to the website DeFlock.me, which has set out to map locations of the company’s cameras.

From Los Angeles Times

In contrast, mice in which HIF1 was deactivated in tendon tissue did not develop tendon disease, even when their tendons were overloaded.

From Science Daily