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What does inactivate mean?

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Verb
  1. To make inactive.
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Use Internet Explorer version 6 or 7 and inactivate possible firewalls before you send away your application.
Ultraviolet disinfection units may destroy bacteria, inactivate viruses, and leave no taste or odor in the water.
Many disinfectants recommended for use in health-care facilities have been found to inactivate HIV in laboratory testing.
Their action ends when endopeptidases in the kidney or blood vessels inactivate them.
Aquifers even have the capacity to inactivate harmful microorganisms like viruses, a prowess which is the object of intensive research.
Extracts in which no attempt was made to inactivate the enzymes present proved unsatisfactory.

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