What is another word for inactivation?
Pronunciation: [ɪnˌaktɪvˈe͡ɪʃən] (IPA) 
Inactivation refers to the process of rendering something inactive or non-functional. There are various synonyms for the word inactivation, including deactivation, inhibition, neutralization, cessation, and suppression. Deactivation implies the removal of activation or energy to make something inactive. Inhibition is the process of blocking or restraining the function of something. Neutralization refers to the process of nullifying or canceling out the effect of something. Cessation indicates the complete stopping or ending of something's activity. Suppression involves the subsiding of something's action or function. All these synonyms of inactivation are useful in different contexts, but they have a commonality: stopping or rendering something non-functional.
