CEFR B2

decommission

verb

Meaning

decommission means to take out of service or to render unusable. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The Army decommissioned the Sherman tank by filling the turret with cement.
After his arrest, the officer was decommissioned from the police force.

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decommission (B2)

verb

Pronunciation: /diːkəˈmɪʃən/

Definition

decommission means to take out of service or to render unusable. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

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.

How to Use decommission

to decommission (verb pattern): Use the infinitive form when naming the action. — "The lesson showed when to decommission."
decommission in context (usage pattern): Check the sentence to see who does the action. — "We studied how decommission works in context."

Antonyms of decommission

Words with the opposite meaning to decommission:

commission

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