decommission

/ˌdikəˈmɪʃən/
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Other forms: decommissioned; decommissioning

Definitions of decommission
  1. verb
    withdraw from active service
    “The warship was decommissioned in 1998”
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    type of:
    call back, call in, recall, withdraw
    cause to be returned
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