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   activate

   /ˈaktɪveɪt/

   verb

   • 1. make (something) active or operative: "fumes from cooking are enough to activate the alarm" Similar operateswitch onturn onstartstart offstart upset goingget goingtrigger offtriggertripset in motionactuateinitiateinitializeenergizeanimateOpposite switch off
   • ▪ convert (a substance, molecule, etc.) into a reactive form: "a DNA-repair enzyme that is activated by visible light"

   Scrabble Points: 13

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishACTIVATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   ACTIVATE definition: 1. to cause something to start: 2. to make a chemical reaction happen more quickly, especially by…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › activateActivate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of ACTIVATE is to make active or more active. How to use activate in a sentence.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › activateACTIVATE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   to make active; cause to function or act. Synonyms: start, actuate. Antonyms: halt, stop, check. Physics. to render more reactive; excite: to activate a molecule. to induce radioactivity. to aerate (sewage) in order to accelerate decomposition of impure organic matter by microorganisms. Chemistry.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryACTIVATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   ACTIVATE meaning: 1. to cause something to start: 2. to make a chemical reaction happen more quickly, especially by…. Learn more.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishACTIVATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   6 meanings: 1. to make active or capable of action 2. physics to make radioactive 3. chemistry a. to increase the rate of (a.... Click for more definitions.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › activateActivate - definition of activate by The Free Dictionary

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   1. To set in motion; make active or more active. 2. To organize or create (a military unit, for example): activate the National Guard. 3. To treat (sewage) with aeration and bacteria to aid decomposition. 4. Chemistry To accelerate a reaction in, as by heat. 5. Physics To make (a substance) radioactive. 6.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of activate – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

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   ACTIVATE definition: to make something start working: . Learn more.