inactivation
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7.4
- noun
- /ˌɪnækˈtɪveɪʃən/
- Formal
:
desmovilización
- The unit's inactivation turns real for Carr when he looks inside the battalion conference room, where he says the walls are decorated with carved wooden plaques marking the battalion's achievements.
Examples
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The inactivation of the 172nd Infantry Brigade involved a formal ceremony to disband the unit.
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Chemical masks are among the gear being turned in by soldiers with the 172nd Separate Infantry Brigade in Grafenwöhr, Germany, as the brigade approaches a scheduled inactivation next year.
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Army's 172nd sorting, clearing gear as inactivation begins.
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A soldier checks equipment as part of Task Force Harvest, an effort by the 172nd Separate Infantry Brigade to round up 40,000 pieces of gear for return to the Army before the unit's scheduled inactivation next year.
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A soldier in Grafenwöhr, Germany, sorts gear as part of Task Force Harvest, an effort by the 172nd Separate Infantry Brigade to round up 40,000 pieces of military equipment before the unit's inactivation next year.
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At Fort Riley, Kan., FOIA officer Tuanna Jeffery looked for records from the 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division. "Prior to and upon the inactivation of the unit on March 15, 2008, that unit had turned in absolutely no records," she responded.
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After years of service, the military unit's inactivation was marked by a respectful farewell ceremony.
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As the unit approached its inactivation, soldiers sorted their gear and prepared for their next assignments.
Synonyms
2
7.7
The process of sending soldiers home and closing military units after a war
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6.2
The ending of a military unit when its members leave or move to other units
1
7.5
Breaking up an organized group like a band or army
Antonyms
How Active
- Specialized
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3.8
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6.7
144
6.1
- Jargon
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6.3
- Formal
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7.4
- Specialized
2
7.7
1
7.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
inactivation = inactivate (semi-transparent) = in + activate + ion
Formed from 'in-' + 'activate' + '-ion', but the military meaning 'disband or remove a unit from active service' is a specialized institutional sense not fully predictable for an average B1 learner.
Etymology
Inactivation comes from the prefix in- meaning 'not' and the word active meaning 'working' or 'in use'. In the military, to inactivate a unit is to take it out of service so it is made 'not active' and its people are moved or sent elsewhere.