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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")