désactive

Désactive is a French verb form derived from désactiver, meaning to deactivate or disable. It can appear as the present tense for the third person singular (il/elle désactive) or as the imperative for the second person singular (tu désactive) when issuing a command, both spelled identically as désactive. The verb is formed from the negating prefix dés- attached to activer (to activate), indicating reversal of activation. The corresponding noun is désactivation.

Usage in contemporary French is common in computing and technology contexts, where to désactiver is to turn off features, accounts, permissions, or devices. In everyday language, one might say “Je désactive le compte” or “Désactive ce bouton.” In documentation, you may see a button label "Désactiver"; in prose, "désactive" describes an action performed by a subject.

Examples include: Je désactive les notifications. Il désactive le compte utilisateur. Le mode silencieux désactive les alertes sonores.

Forms and related terms: Other present tense forms are nous désactivons, vous désactivez, ils désactivent. The past participle is désactivé. Related adjectives include désactivable (capable of being deactivated) and désactivant (present participle form).

See also: Désactivation, Activation, Désactivable, Désactiver.