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activate
- /ˈæktɪˌveɪt/
verb activates · activating · activated
- To encourage development or induce increased activity; to stimulate. activate the economy
- To put a device, mechanism (alarm etc.) or system into action or motion; to trigger, to actuate, to set off, to enable. The pranksters activated the fire alarm by spraying deodorant next to it.
- To render more reactive; excite.
- To render a molecule reactive, active, or effective in performing its function.
- To render a substance radioactive.
- To hasten a chemical reaction, especially by heating.
- To remove the limitations of demoware by providing a license; to unlock.
- To aerate in order to aid decomposition of organic matter.
- To organize or create a military unit or station. A new squadron was activated.
- To bring a player back after an injury.
- To enter an active state. The burglar alarm activates automatically.
Similar: actuate, enable, get going, set going, set in motion, set off, spur, start, stimulate, trigger, turn on · Opposite: deactivate, inactivate
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: actuate, touch off, trip, set off, spark off, spark, trigger, aerate, trigger off, triggering, elicit, actively, commence, start, power, wake
verb
Similar: actuate, enable, get going, set going, set in motion, set off, spur, start, stimulate, trigger, turn on · Opposite: deactivate, inactivate
Translations
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verb to put into operation
| Español | activar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 激活 jīhuó |
| Português | ativar |
| Français | actionner, activer |
| Deutsch | aktivieren, freischalten |
| Ελληνικά | ενεργοποιώ energopoió |
| Română | activa |
| Русский | активизи́ровать aktivizírovatʹ, активи́ровать aktivírovatʹ, приводи́ть в де́йствие privodítʹ v déjstvije, привести́ в де́йствие privestí v déjstvije, включа́ть vključátʹ, включи́ть vključítʹ |
| العربية | فَعَّلَ faʕʕala |
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title = {activate},
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