ACTIVATE as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • make active or more active

    Usage Example(s)
    • activate an old file

    Hypernyms(s) activate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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  2. Meaning
    • make (substances) radioactive

    Hypernyms(s) activate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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  3. Meaning
    • aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter

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    Hypernyms(s) activate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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  4. Meaning
    • make more adsorptive

    Usage Example(s)
    • activate a metal

    Hypernyms(s) activate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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  5. Meaning
    • put in motion or move to act

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    • trigger a reaction
    • actuate the circuits

    Hypernyms(s) activate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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