HyperDic: activate

English > 5 senses of the word *activate*:
VERB	creation	activate, trip, actuate, trigger, set off, spark off, spark, trigger off, touch off	put in motion or move to act
	change	activate	make active or more active
	change	activate	make more adsorptive
	change	activate, aerate	aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter
	change	activate	make (substances) radioactive

activate > pronunciation
Sounds	ae'ktahvey.t
Rhymes	abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt...

English > *activate*: 5 senses > verb 1, creation
Meaning	put in motion or move to act.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonyms	trip, actuate, trigger, set off, spark off, spark, trigger off, touch off
Cause to	happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place	Come to pass
Broader	initiate, pioneer	Take the lead or initiative in
Spanish	accionar, activar, desencadenar, provocar
Catalan	accionar, activar
Nouns	activation	stimulation of activity in an organism or chemical

English > *activate*: 5 senses > verb 2, change
Meaning	make active or more active.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Example	"activate an old file"
Narrower	reactivate	activate (an old file) anew
Broader	change, alter, modify	Cause to change
Opposite	inactivate, deactivate	make inactive
Spanish	accionar, activar
Catalan	accionar, activar
Nouns	activation	making active and effective (as a bomb)
Nouns	activator	(biology) any agency bringing about activation

English > *activate*: 5 senses > verb 3, change
Meaning	make more adsorptive.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Example	"activate a metal"
Broader	change, alter, modify	Cause to change
Spanish	activar
Catalan	activar
Nouns	activation	stimulation of activity in an organism or chemical

English > *activate*: 5 senses > verb 4, change
Meaning	aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonym	aerate
Broader	change, alter, modify	Cause to change
Catalan	airejar, ventilar
Nouns	activation	stimulation of activity in an organism or chemical

English > *activate*: 5 senses > verb 5, change
Meaning	make (substances) radioactive.
Pattern	Something ----s something
Broader	change, alter, modify	Cause to change
Spanish	activar
Catalan	activar
Nouns	activation	stimulation of activity in an organism or chemical

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