decommission

Verb

Meaning

withdraw from active service

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

copy withdraw discharge retire dump scrap delete disarmament dispose disarm disband nonproliferation shut down recycle shut off
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Antonyms

commission weapon

Hypernyms

withdraw recall call in call back

Anagrams

commissioned

Examples

The warship was decommissioned in 1998 Source: Internet

Most often, however, mayoral policies to decommission public infrastructure aren’t based on empirical evidence of its effectiveness. Source: Internet

Does the city need permission or have the legal authority to essentially decommission a highway? Source: Internet

Green Party Alternattiva Demokratika has poked holes in the Labour Party’s proposal to decommission the Sant' Antnin waste recycling plant, pointing to a number of issues that might arise. Source: Internet

The General Services Administration plans to decommission Uncle Sam's Apps.gov site, which was supposed to make it easy for agencies to acquire software as a service. Source: Internet

Commission or decommission Enloe Dam? Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

decommemorate decommercialization decommercialize decommissionable decommissioner decommissioning