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decommissioning

The correct spelling is decommissioning.

How to pronounce decommissioning

verb

Say it like: Dec-omm-isz-hon-ing

The correct spelling is decommissioning. To take out of service or to render unusable. For example: "The Army decommissioned the Sherman tank by filling the turret with cement."

Usage Examples

The Army decommissioned the Sherman tank by filling the turret with cement.

After his arrest, the officer was decommissioned from the police force.

The state highway was decommissioned and reverted to local control.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To take out of service or to render unusable.
  2. 2.To remove or revoke a commission.
  3. 3.To remove or revoke a formal designation.

noun

  1. 1.The act by which something is decommissioned.

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