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activate::verb | Spocien Dictionary

activate

/'æktə,veɪt/

put in motion or move to act

Type	Words
Synonyms	actuate, set off, spark, spark off, touch off, trigger, trigger off, trip
Type of	pioneer, initiate
Derivation	activation

activate::verb | Spocien Dictionary

activate

/'æktə,veɪt/

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

Type	Words
Synonyms	aerate
Type of	alter, change, modify
Derivation	activation

activate::verb | Spocien Dictionary

activate

/'æktə,veɪt/

make active or more active

Type	Words
Type of	change, modify, alter
Has types	reactivate
Derivation	activator, activation

activate an old file.

activate::verb | Spocien Dictionary

activate

/'æktə,veɪt/

make more adsorptive

Type	Words
Type of	modify, change, alter
Derivation	activation

activate a metal.

activate::verb | Spocien Dictionary

activate

/'æktə,veɪt/

make (substances) radioactive

Type	Words
Type of	alter, modify, change
Derivation	activation