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verb
- 1. make (something) active or operative: "fumes from cooking are enough to activate the alarm" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of ACTIVATE is to make active or more active. How to use activate in a sentence. to make active or more active: such as; to make (something, such as a molecule) reactive or more reactive…
ACTIVATE definition: 1. to cause something to start: 2. to make a chemical reaction happen more quickly, especially by…. Learn more.
To activate something is to start it off, trigger it, or set it in motion. A villain in a late-night movie might say, “Activate the robot chickens!” And then you’re free to activate your remote and change the channel.
to cause something to start working: Something activated the car alarm.
verb [usually passive] If a device or process is activated, something causes it to start working. Video cameras with night vision can be activated by movement. [be VERB -ed] ...a voice-activated computer. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: start, move, trigger (off), stimulate More Synonyms of activate. activation (æktɪveɪʃən ) uncountable noun.
Activate definition: to make active; cause to function or act.. See examples of ACTIVATE used in a sentence.
Definition of activate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
ACTIVATE definition: to make something start working: . Learn more.
verb. activated, activates, activating. To make active; cause to engage in activity. Webster's New World. To organize or create (a military unit, for example). Activate the National Guard. American Heritage. To put (an inactive military unit) on an active status by assigning personnel, equipment, etc. to it. Webster's New World.
