Definitions for activate
ˈæk təˌveɪtac·ti·vate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. trip, actuate, trigger, activate, set off, spark off, spark, trigger off, touch offverb

   put in motion or move to act

   "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"

2. activateverb

   make active or more active

   "activate an old file"

3. activateverb

   make more adsorptive

   "activate a metal"

4. activate, aerateverb

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

5. activateverb

   make (substances) radioactive

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. activateverb

   To put into action, to put to work.

2. activateverb

   To turn on.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Activateverb

   To make active. This word is perhaps used only by the author alleged.

   Etymology: from active.

   As snow and ice, especially being holpen, and their cold activated by nitre or salt, will turn water into ice, and that in a few hours; so it may be, it will turn wood or stiff clay into stone, in longer time. Francis Bacon, Nat. History, №. 83.

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1. activate

   To activate means to set in motion, start, initiate, or turn on. It can refer to making a system, process, or device operational or functional, or stimulating or triggering a particular action, reaction, or function. It can also refer to setting a chemical or a physical process in motion.

2. activate

   To activate something means to start it, initiate it or cause it to function or operate. It involves setting a process into motion or turning on a device or system in order for it to start working. It can also refer to making a certain mechanism, chemical reaction, or part of a system set to work or become operational. In a broader context, to activate could also mean to stimulate or cause someone to take action.

3. activate

   To activate something generally means to cause it to start functioning or operating. It can pertain to initiating the operation of a device, system or process, turning a situation or condition into effect, triggering an action, or stimulating a response from a biological or chemical entity.

4. activate

   To activate something means to cause it to start functioning or operating, to set it in motion, or to trigger it into action. This can also refer to making something such as a device or system ready for use. It could also mean to stimulate or to encourage something into action or increased activity.

5. activate

   To activate generally means to start or initiate something, to make a device or system operational by switching it on or providing it necessary parameters, or to stimulate or set in motion any process or action. It can also mean causing a chemical or biological process to occur or increase in speed.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Activateverb

   to make active

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Activate

   ak′ti-vāt, v.t. (Bacon) to make active:—pr.p. ac′tivāting; pa.p. ac′tivāted.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. activateverb

   American college test taking action by doing something to fulfill the function or serve the purpose of tending to be active and having the nature of automated test equipment denoting a product or action. 1.) make something active or operative. Convert into a reactive form.

   I had to become who I am to be able to activate my power.

   Etymology: Enlightened

   
   

   Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on April 25, 2024  

2. ---

   activate

   To make active.

   They did activate the new software using a password.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 8, 2020  

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British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'activate' in Verbs Frequency: #902

Anagrams for activate »

1. cavitate

How to pronounce activate?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Oliver

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How to say activate in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of activate in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of activate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of activate in a Sentence

1. Facebook Inc:

   Many people have rightfully asked why we turned on Safety Check for Paris but not for bombings in Beirut and other places, until yesterday, our policy was only to activate Safety Check for natural disasters. We just changed this and now plan to activate Safety Check for more human disasters going forward as well.

2. Mike McCaul:

   I am extremely concerned about Syrian and ISIS recruiters can use the Internet at lightning speeds to recruit followers in the United States with thousands of followers in the United States and then activate them to do whatever they want to do, whether it’s military installations, law enforcement or possibly a Fourth of July event parade.

3. Thomas Wolf:

   If someone’s self-identification doesn’t map onto the categories that federal law recognizes, the data does not really help people activate and protect their civil rights.

4. Nancy Davis:

   I think this drug is going to completely change the landscape of MS, it’s the first drug that suppresses your B cells, and they feel the B cells activate the T cells.

5. James Rauh:

   It’s clear that the status quo isn’t working. WMD designation would allow the federal government to activate unused and under-used resources to stop illicit fentanyl before it ever reaches our border, [FAF] encourages the Biden Administration to take this decisive and necessary action, giving illicit fentanyl the WMD designation it deserves.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=activate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Activate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=activate
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/activate
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=activate