Search Result:activated
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)
Overview of adj activated
The adj activated has 4 senses
- activated -- ((of sewage) treated with aeration and bacteria to aid decomposition)
- activated, excited -- ((of e.g. a molecule) made reactive or more reactive)
- activated -- (rendered active; e.g. rendered radioactive or luminescent or photosensitive or conductive)
- activated -- ((military) set up and placed on active assignment; "a newly activated unit")