Activate (Verb)
Meaning 1
Make more adsorptive; "activate a metal".
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Meaning 2
Make (substances) radioactive.
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Meaning 3
Put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits".
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Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
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Meaning 4
Make active or more active; "activate an old file".
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Meaning 5
Aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter.
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