deactivating

12 LETTERS · 5 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH D

deactivating is a valid 12-letter word worth 19 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

D2E1A1C3T1I1V4A1T1I1N1G2

2 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 =19 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 38TRIPLE WORD → 57

MEANING

What does deactivating mean?