Search Result:activate
KK Pronunciation
〔 ˋæktәˏvet 〕
Pronunciation
〔 ˊæktiveit 〕
Overview of verb activate
The verb activate has 5 senses
- 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")
- activate -- (make active or more active; "activate an old file")
- activate -- (make more adsorptive; "activate a metal")
- activate, aerate -- (aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter)
- activate -- (make (substances) radioactive)