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activate

/ activate /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
make active or more active
"activate an old file"
Opposites:
inactivate deactivate
Type of:
change alter modify
Kinds of:
reactivate
Derived:
activator activation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 2
make (substances) radioactive
Type of:
change alter modify
Derived:
activation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter
Type of:
change alter modify
Derived:
air aerator activation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 4
make more adsorptive
"activate a metal"
Type of:
change alter modify
Derived:
activation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 5
put in motion or move to act
"trigger a reaction"
"actuate the circuits"
Type of:
initiate pioneer
Derived:
spark activation trigger induction initiation
Causes:
happen hap go on
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
67%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
32
Times Searched
1
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Related Words

change alter modify reactivate inactivate deactivate initiate pioneer