verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/diːkəˈmɪʃən/
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rhymes with -ɪʃən
CMU ARPABET:D IY0 K AH0 M IH1 SH AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
verb
Meaning 1
To take out of service or to render unusable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
They decommissioned the ship after the accident.
The Army decommissioned the Sherman tank by filling the turret with cement.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
To remove or revoke the commission of.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
After his arrest, the officer was decommissioned from the police force.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
To remove or revoke the formal designation of.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
The state highway was decommissioned and reverted to local control.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
withdraw from active service
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
The warship was decommissioned in 1998
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: recall, call in, call back, withdraw
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h1 Proto-Indo-European *déh1 Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English commission English decommission From de- + commission.
Across languages
Translations
29 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
يَلٰجَأَ
(yalājaʔa)
— take out of service or render unusable
Chinese Mandarin:
停用
(tíngyòng)
— take out of service or render unusable
Chinese Mandarin:
退役
(tuìyì)
— take out of service or render unusable
Chinese Mandarin:
報廢 /报废
(bàofèi)
— take out of service or render unusable
Czech:
vyřadit z provozu
— take out of service or render unusable
Danish:
tage ud af/fjerne fra tjeneste/arbejde/drift
— take out of service or render unusable
Danish:
nedlægge
— take out of service or render unusable
Finnish:
purkaa
— take out of service or render unusable
Finnish:
poistaa käytöstä
— take out of service or render unusable
French:
déclasser
— take out of service or render unusable
Galician:
desactivación
— take out of service or render unusable
German:
stilllegen
— take out of service or render unusable
Hungarian:
leszerel
— take out of service or render unusable
Italian:
smantellare
— take out of service or render unusable
Russian:
списа́ть
(spisátʹ)
— take out of service or render unusable
Russian:
вы́вести из эксплуата́ции
(vývesti iz ekspluatácii)
— take out of service or render unusable
Spanish:
desmantelar
— take out of service or render unusable
Spanish:
dar de baja
— take out of service or render unusable
Spanish:
decomisionar
— take out of service or render unusable
Spanish:
descomisionar
— take out of service or render unusable
Turkish:
devreden çıkarmak
— take out of service or render unusable
Chinese Mandarin:
撤銷委託 /撤销委托
(chèxiāo wěituō)
— remove or revoke a commission
Chinese Mandarin:
廢除職務 /废除职务
(fèichú zhíwù)
— remove or revoke a commission
Finnish:
poistaa palveluksesta
— remove or revoke a commission
French:
décommissioner
— remove or revoke a commission
Chinese Mandarin:
撤銷正式名義 /撤销正式名义
(chèxiāo zhèngshì míngyì)
— remove or revoke a formal designation
Chinese Mandarin:
取消資格認可 /取消资格认可
(qǔxiāo zīgé rènkě)
— remove or revoke a formal designation
Finnish:
lakata käyttämästä nimitystä
— remove or revoke a formal designation
French:
déclasser
— remove or revoke a formal designation
