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Definitions

inactivate

[in-ak-tuh-veyt] / ɪnˈæk təˌveɪt /
VERB
quiet
Synonyms
STRONGEST
allay appease assuage hush mollify muffle muzzle pacify please relax satisfy soften soothe squelch subdue
STRONG
ameliorate becalm choke compose console gag gratify ice lull moderate palliate quieten reconcile settle shush silence slack smooth soft pedal square squash still stroke tranquilize
WEAK
button one's lip calm down can it clam up cool it cool out dummy up fix up hold it down patch things up shut up take the bite out of
Antonyms
STRONGEST
agitate anger annoy depress incite irritate provoke release trouble upset worry
STRONG
aggravate disagree disturb excite move
WEAK
turn up
VERB
suspend
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adjourn arrest bar cease defer discontinue eject exclude file halt interrupt postpone put off reject rule out shelve stay waive withhold
STRONG
can check debar eliminate hang intermit omit pigeonhole procrastinate prorogue protract retard
WEAK
break up count out cut short hang fire hang up hold up lay aside lay off lay on the table lay over pink slip put a stop to put an end to put on back burner put on hold put on ice put on the shelf stave off
Antonyms
STRONGEST
accept add advance allow begin carry on carry out continue do encourage expedite forge forward go include keep on release
WEAK
complete finish persist sustain

Example Sentences

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“I also want to just stress that there’s nothing, there’s no cooking of the mushroom or freezing of the mushroom that would inactivate the toxin,” Smollin said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2026

Research so far has shown that virus particles end up in the milk of infected cows, but that pasteurization will inactivate the virus.

From Salon • May 20, 2024

Pasteurization should also inactivate flu viruses, which are known to be fragile and heat-sensitive, experts said.

From New York Times • Apr. 23, 2024

A team headed by Professor Jörg Tatzelt, head of the Department of Biochemistry of Neurodegenerative Diseases at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, showed that misfolded prion proteins can inactivate the TDP-43 protein.

From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2023

Extracts in which no attempt was made to inactivate the enzymes present proved unsatisfactory.

From Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae A Taxonomic Study by Stallcup, William B.