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decommission

[ dee-kuh-mish-uhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

to remove or retire (a ship, airplane, etc.) from active service.
to deactivate; shut down:
to decommission a nuclear power plant.

decommission

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verb

tr to dismantle or remove from service (a nuclear reactor, weapon, ship, etc which is no longer required)

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Word History and Origins

Origin of decommission¹

First recorded in 1925–30; de- + commission

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Example Sentences

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The site will now be prepared for handover to Nuclear Restoration Services which looks after decommissioned sites.

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However, it says the future of supported housing is now at risk following "years of funding cuts" and that local authorities have now been forced to "decommission vital services".

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These machines will then be hauled out and decommissioned.

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Here, hungry commuters can gather inside a decommissioned 1960s tube train for a six-course Latin American menu made using local British ingredients.

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The lighthouse, which was decommissioned in 1902, and is now holiday accommodation, has already been moved due to coastal erosion.

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decolour decommit

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