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How to pronounce activate in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms actuate, set off, spark, spark off, touch off, trigger, trigger off, trip
Type of pioneer, initiate
Derivation activation
Type Words
Synonyms aerate
Type of alter, change, modify
Derivation activation
Type Words
Type of change, modify, alter
Has types reactivate
Derivation activator, activation


activate an old file.
Type Words
Type of modify, change, alter
Derivation activation


activate a metal.
Type Words
Type of alter, modify, change
Derivation activation

Examples of activate

activate
Another adds an extra level of security with a code needed to activate the card.
From the forbes.com
Different toxins activate different genes, producing a different set of enzymes.
From the newscientist.com
My boy spent the journey trying to activate his TV by punching in his user code.
From the mirror.co.uk
If he's not in sight, just push a button and activate the child's homing device.
From the time.com
You must click the link in the e-mail to fully activate your membership account.
From the sacbee.com
Additionally, it is possible that TRAIL may activate other signals besides TAK1.
From the nature.com
We next investigated whether tenascin-C can activate the innate immune response.
From the nature.com
Mutations that activate Ret are linked to a number of different kinds of tumors.
From the sciencedaily.com
For the first time, you don't need iTunes to activate and use an iPhone or iPad.
From the pogue.blogs.nytimes.com
More examples
  • Trip: put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"
  • Make active or more active; "activate an old file"
  • Aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter
  • Make (substances) radioactive
  • (activated) (of sewage) treated with aeration and bacteria to aid decomposition
  • (activated) (of e.g. a molecule) made reactive or more reactive
  • Activate is an independent student newspaper at Rhodes University in Grahamstown, South Africa.
  • "Activate" is a song by the Christian pop punk band, Stellar Kart, from their second album, We Can't Stand Sitting Down. ...
  • Activation in (bio)chemical sciences generally refers to the process whereby something is prepared or excited for a subsequent reaction.