decommissioned

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English

Definitions

verb

To take out of service or to render unusable.“The Army decommissioned the Sherman tank by filling the turret with cement.”
To remove or revoke a commission.“After his arrest, the officer was decommissioned from the police force.”
To remove or revoke a formal designation.“The state highway was decommissioned and reverted to local control.”

Related words

Synonyms

abandoned closed condemned deactivated defunct demobilized demolished disabled disarmed disbanded discontinued dismantled disposed dissolved disused downgraded

Antonyms

Associated

stricken scrapping decommissioning scrap scrapped struck towed scuttled vessel inactive mare sunk

Rhymes

conditioned partitioned requisitioned positioned reconditioned commissioned petitioned propositioned auditioned repositioned

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