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Definitions for: Activate
[v] make active or more active; "activate an old file"
[v] make (substances) radioactive
[v] aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter
[v] make more adsorptive; of metals
[v] put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"
Webster (1913) Definition: Ac"ti*vate, v. t.
To make active. [Obs.]
Synonyms: actuate, aerate, set off, spark, spark off, touch off, trigger, trigger off, trip
Antonyms: deactivate, inactivate
See Also: alter, change, come about, go on, hap, happen, initiate, occur, pass, pass off, pioneer, reactivate, take place
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