deactivator

noun
/ˌdiːˈæktɪveɪtə(ɹ)/UK

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus ▲ Ancient Greek ἐνεργητῐκός (energētĭkós)sl. Latin āctīvusbor. Old French actifbor. Middle English actyf English active Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English activate English deactivate Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin -ātor Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our ▲ Latin -torlbor. English -or English deactivator From deactivate + -or.

  1. derived from actifbor
  2. derived from āctīvusbor

Definitions

  1. Any device used to deactivate something.

  2. A chamber filled with iron filings or other material used to remove excess oxygen or…

    A chamber filled with iron filings or other material used to remove excess oxygen or other substances from water.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for deactivator. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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