activate
verb/ˈæktɪˌveɪt/
Etymology From active + -ate.
10 senses
- 1To encourage development or induce increased activity…
- 2To put a device, mechanism (alarm etc.) or system into…
- 3To render more reactive; excite.
- 4To render a molecule reactive, active, or effective in…
- 5To render a substance radioactive.
- 6To hasten a chemical reaction, especially by heating.
- 7To remove the limitations of demoware by providing a…
- 8To aerate in order to aid decomposition of organic matter.
- 9To organize or create a military unit or station.
- 10To bring a player back after an injury.
To encourage development or induce increased activity; to stimulate.
- activate the economy
To put a device, mechanism (alarm etc.) or system into action or motion; to trigger, to actuate, to set off, to enable.
- The pranksters activated the fire alarm by spraying deodorant next to it.
Biology, Natural sciences To render a molecule reactive, active, or effective in performing its function.
Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics To render a substance radioactive.
Chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences To hasten a chemical reaction, especially by heating.
Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences, Software To remove the limitations of demoware by providing a license; to unlock.
To aerate in order to aid decomposition of organic matter.
Government, Military, Politics, War To organize or create a military unit or station.
- A new squadron was activated.
Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports To bring a player back after an injury.
- Synonyms
- actuate, enable, get going, set going, set in motion, set off, spur, start, stimulate, trigger, turn on
- Antonyms
- deactivate, inactivate
- Derived terms
40 terms
activable, activatable, activater, activate someone's almonds, activator, activatory, alloactivated, autoactivate, bioactivate, bioactivating, coactivate, coactivated, diactivated, disactivate, heteroactivate, hyperactivate, hyperactivated, hypoactivate, hypoactivated, immunoactivating, misactivate, misactivated, nonactivated, nonactivating, overactivate, overactivated, phosphoactivate, photoactivate, photoactivated, pneumoactivate, preactivate, preactivated, reactivate, subactivating, superactivate, thermoactivated, transactivate, unactivated, underactivate, underactivated- Related terms
- activation