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activate

DEFINITIONS OF: activate

1

v put in motion or move to act

Synonyms:
actuate, set off, spark, spark off, touch off, trigger, trigger off, trip
Type of:
initiate, pioneer
take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of

v make active or more active

“activate an old file”
Antonyms:
deactivate, inactivate
make inactive
Types:
reactivate
activate (an old file) anew
Type of:
alter, change, modify
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

v aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter

Synonyms:
aerate
Type of:
alter, change, modify
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

v make more adsorptive

“activate a metal”
Type of:
alter, change, modify
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

v make (substances) radioactive

Type of:
alter, change, modify
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
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