deaktivovat

Deaktivovat is a Czech verb meaning to deactivate, disable, or render something inactive. It refers to turning off a function, feature, account, or device, or withdrawing an activation state.

Etymology and usage: The word combines the prefix de- with aktivovat (to activate). It is a transitive verb and is used widely in technical, administrative, and everyday contexts to describe disabling a capability, process, or permission.

Conjugation and example: Deaktivovat follows the standard pattern of Czech -ovat verbs. Present tense forms typically include já deaktivuju, ty deaktivuješ, on deaktivuje, my deaktivujeme, vy deaktivujete, oni deaktivují. Past tense forms are built with the auxiliary být (for example, deaktivoval jsem, deaktivovala jsi). The future can be expressed by the present form in contexts of completed action, or by a compound future with být in other contexts.

Contexts: It is common in information technology and electronics (for example, deaktivovat účet or deaktivovat funkci), in security and access control, and in general prose to describe removing an activation state or permission. Deaktivace (the noun) and deaktivovat se (to deactivate oneself) are related forms in Czech.

See also: aktivovat, deaktivace, aktivace; related Slovak form is deaktivovať.