decommission

Word parts

de- + commission

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /diːkəˈmɪʃən/

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• Hyphenation: de‧com‧mis‧sion

Verb

Plain form decommission

Third-person singular decommissions

Past tense decommissioned

Past participle decommissioned

Present participle decommissioning

1. If something has been decommissioned, it was taken out of or withdrawn from service.
   • Synonym: commission