decommission

IPA(Pronunciation)

Japanese Meaning

使用・運用を停止する / 機能を廃止、取り除く / 任務や公式な指定を撤回する

The navy decided to decommission the aging submarine after decades of service.

海軍は数十年にわたる運用の後、その老朽化した潜水艦を退役させることを決めた。

Sense（1）

To take out of service or to render unusable.

They decommissioned the ship after the accident.

Sense（2）

To remove or revoke a commission.

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

Sense（3）

To remove or revoke a formal designation.

The state highway was decommissioned and reverted to local control.

decommissions

（ present singular third-person ）

decommissioning

（ participle present ）

decommissioned

（ participle past ）

decommissioned

（ past ）