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Deactivate (Verb)

Remove from active military status or reassign; "The men were deactivated after five years of service".

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

The officer will be deactivated at the end of this month after serving for twenty years.
To cut military costs, several bases were deactivated and their personnel reassigned or retired.
Following government budget cuts, the entire squadron was deactivated and the aircraft sold to private buyers.
After two years of inactivity, the dormant unit is set to be deactivated and its remaining troops redeployed.
As a cost-saving measure, the company will deactivate about 400 troops from active duty in the upcoming quarter.