Deactivate
Deactivate verb - To cause to stop functioning.
Release and deactivate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Release" instead a verb "Deactivate".
Nearby Word: deactivating
Release
Release verb - To set free (from a state of being held in check).
Both words in one sentence
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Wire Dilemma: In "Escape to Questworld", the kids get Surd to tell them which wire to cut in order to deactivate the release of his nerve gas.
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In the Jonny Quest: The Real Adventures episode "Escape to Questworld," Jonny, Jessie and Hadji get antagonist Jeremiah Surd to tell them which wire to cut in order to deactivate the release of his nerve gas in Chicago.
Source: Wire Dilemma -
In the Jonny Quest: The Real Adventures episode "Escape to Questworld," Jonny, Jessie and Hadji have to get Surd to deactivate the release of his nerve gas, because their parents' protective suits will lose their effectiveness in exactly 22 hours.
Source: Race Against the Clock
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Release and Deactivate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/deactivate/release
Deactivate & Release. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/deactivate/release>.
Release or Deactivate. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/deactivate/release.
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