inactivatev.

Brit.

/ɪnˈaktɪveɪt/, U.S.

/ᵻnˈæktəˌveɪt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: inactive adj., -ate suffix³.

Etymology: < inactive adj. + -ate suffix³, perhaps after German inaktivieren (1892 or earlier). Compare later deactivate v.

transitive. To cause (something, esp. a biological or biochemical agent) to become inactive or to cease to function. Also (chiefly U.S.): to take (something or someone) out of active service or operational use. Cf. deactivate v.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > make inactive [verb (transitive)]

unactive1639

stun1700

unmechanize1761

paralyse1764

hang1778

benumb1789

inactivate1901

disable1932

stultify1958

deactivate1970

1901 Trans. Pathol. Soc. London 52 214 By inactivating the hæmolytic serum by heat.

1949 Jane's Fighting Ships 1949–50 358 She has been ‘inactivated’, and is laid up in a state of preservation as a potential fighting ship.

1971 J. Philips Escape a Killer (1972) ii. ii. 136 The moment we inactivate the fence, we sound an alarm.

1993 Cell 73 295/2 Mutations that inactivate either of these genes result in the survival of cells that would otherwise die.

2011 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 24 July (Front section) 15/1 ‘Reversible inhibition of sperm under guidance’, or Risug, involves injecting gel into the scrotum to inactivate sperm.

Derivatives

inˈactivated adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > [adjective] > rendered inactive

inactivated1901

1901 Trans. Pathol. Soc. London 52 214 The inactivated goat's serum could be activated by normal goat's serum.

1966 Army Jan. 67/2 A number will come too from the inactivated units, if their individual skills are suited to the new assignments.

2014 Express (Nexis) 16 Dec. 35 The vaccine is made from an inactivated virus so you can't get flu from it.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	inactivate
释义	inactivatev. Brit. /ɪnˈaktɪveɪt/, U.S. /ᵻnˈæktəˌveɪt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: inactive adj., -ate suffix³. Etymology: < inactive adj. + -ate suffix³, perhaps after German inaktivieren (1892 or earlier). Compare later deactivate v. transitive. To cause (something, esp. a biological or biochemical agent) to become inactive or to cease to function. Also (chiefly U.S.): to take (something or someone) out of active service or operational use. Cf. deactivate v. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > make inactive [verb (transitive)] unactive1639 stun1700 unmechanize1761 paralyse1764 hang1778 benumb1789 inactivate1901 disable1932 stultify1958 deactivate1970 1901 Trans. Pathol. Soc. London 52 214 By inactivating the hæmolytic serum by heat. 1949 Jane's Fighting Ships 1949–50 358 She has been ‘inactivated’, and is laid up in a state of preservation as a potential fighting ship. 1971 J. Philips Escape a Killer (1972) ii. ii. 136 The moment we inactivate the fence, we sound an alarm. 1993 Cell 73 295/2 Mutations that inactivate either of these genes result in the survival of cells that would otherwise die. 2011 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 24 July (Front section) 15/1 ‘Reversible inhibition of sperm under guidance’, or Risug, involves injecting gel into the scrotum to inactivate sperm. Derivatives inˈactivated adj. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > [adjective] > rendered inactive inactivated1901 1901 Trans. Pathol. Soc. London 52 214 The inactivated goat's serum could be activated by normal goat's serum. 1966 Army Jan. 67/2 A number will come too from the inactivated units, if their individual skills are suited to the new assignments. 2014 Express (Nexis) 16 Dec. 35 The vaccine is made from an inactivated virus so you can't get flu from it. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1901
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