Decommission

Pronunciation: /diːkəˈmɪʃən/

Decommission (verb)

  1. To officially stop using or operating something, especially equipment or a service.
  2. To take something out of active use, often for safety or efficiency reasons.

Examples

  • They decided to decommission the old equipment.
  • The company will decommission the outdated machinery.

Common collocations: decommission a project, decommission a system, decommission a facility, decommission a vessel

Synonyms of Decommission

Formal

Neutral

Antonyms of Decommission

  • — To assign authority or duty, opposite of decommission.
  • — To make something operational, opposite of decommission.