01 v. t. to make inactive; as, boiling will inactivate most enzymes; acetylation of the antibiotic inactivated it.
imp. & p. p.
inactivated; p. pr. & vb. n.
inactivating
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1.
to make inactive; as, boiling will inactivate most enzymes; acetylation of the antibiotic inactivated it.
Syn.
deactivate.