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1. (v.t.) activate
to make active.
2. activate
Physics.
3. activate
to render more reactive; excite:
to activate a molecule.
4. activate
to induce radioactivity.
5. activate
to make (carbon, a catalyst, etc.) more active.
6. activate
to hasten (reactions), as by heating.
7. activate
to place (a military unit) on an active status.
Etymology: (1620–30)
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1. (verb) trip, actuate, trigger, activate, set off, spark off, spark, trigger off, touch off
put in motion or move to act
"trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"
2. (verb) activate
make active or more active
"activate an old file"
3. (verb) activate
make more adsorptive
"activate a metal"
4. (verb) activate, aerate
aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter
5. (verb) activate
make (substances) radioactive
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) activate
to make active
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Sense: to put into force or operation
The smoke activated the fire alarms.
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 Afrikaans: aktiveer |
 Arabic: يُشَغِّل، يُنَشِّـط |
 Bulgarian: активирам |
 Brazilian: disparar |
 Czech: spustit, aktivovat |
 German: auslösen |
 Danish: aktivere |
 Greek: ενεργοποιώ, θέτω σε λειτο |
 Spanish: activar |
 Estonian: käivitama |
 Farsi: به کار انداختن |
 Finnish: käynnistää |
 French: déclencher |
 Hebrew: לְהַפעִיל |
 Hindi: सक्रिय करना |
 Croatian: aktivirati |
 Hungarian: működésbe hoz |
 Indonesian: menghidupkan, menggerakka |
 Icelandic: virkja, setjaí gang |
 Italian: attivare |
 Japanese: 動きを起こさせる |
 Korean: 작동시키다 |
 Lithuanian: skatinti veikti, aktyvint |
 Latvian: aktivizēt |
 Malay: mengaktifkan |
 Dutch: activeren |
 Norwegian: sette i gang, aktivisere, |
 Polish: uruchamiać |
 Persian: به کار انداختن |
 Pashto: په كار اچول |
 Portuguese: disparar |
 Romanian: a activa, a declanşa |
 Russian: активизировать |
 Slovak: aktivovať |
 Slovenian: sprožiti |
 Serbian: aktivirati |
 Swedish: aktivera |
 Thai: กระตุ้น |
 Turkish: çalıştırmak, harekete geç |
 Taiwanese: 啟動 |
 Ukrainian: активізувати |
 Urdu: متحرک کرنا |
 Vietnamese: làm hoạt động |
 Chinese: 使活动，起动 |
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