decommissioning

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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.”

noun

The act by which something is decommissioned.

Related words

Synonyms

deactivation removal disbandment removing abolition dissolution disengagement disconnection disbanding shutdown break-up shut-off disassembly declassification discarding cessation

Antonyms

Associated

nda decontamination scrapping decommissioned stricken dismantling uda reactor towed liabilities disposal nuclear

Rhymes

partitioning transitioning conditioning petitioning positioning commissioning repositioning reconditioning classical conditioning aversive conditioning

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