decommission

[ dee-kuh-mish-uh n ]
/ ˌdi kəˈmɪʃ ən /

verb (used with object)

to remove or retire (a ship, airplane, etc.) from active service.
to deactivate; shut down: to decommission a nuclear power plant.

Origin of decommission

First recorded in 1925–30; de- + commission

Example sentences from the Web for decommission

  • Will Obama decommission the U.S. Army, join the Non-Aligned Movement and invite Robert Mugabe to Camp David?

    How Obama Divides—and Conquers |Michael Fullilove |May 16, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
  • Some were building robots that could decommission leaky gas-stations and crater out the toxic soil.

    Makers |Cory Doctorow

British Dictionary definitions for decommission

decommission
/ (ˌdiːkəˈmɪʃən) /

verb

(tr) to dismantle or remove from service (a nuclear reactor, weapon, ship, etc which is no longer required)