Present participle of deactivate; the process of turning off, disabling, or stopping something's operation.
The '-ing' form of 'deactivate,' allowing the word to function as a gerund or continuous action descriptor following standard English conjugation.
The opposite of 'activating,' deactivating is the process our brains perform during sleep—neurons gradually deactivate certain regions so you can dream and consolidate memories instead of processing real-time sensory information.
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