Activate (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Make more adsorptive; "activate a metal".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Hypernyms

• Alter
• Modify

Related Words

• Activation (noun)

Meaning ²

Make (substances) radioactive.

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Hypernyms

• Alter
• Modify

Related Words

• Activation (noun)

Meaning ³

Put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits".

Classification

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.

Synonyms

• Spark Off
• Trigger Off
• Trigger
• Trip
• Actuate
• Set Off
• Spark
• Touch Off

Hypernyms

• Pioneer
• Initiate

Related Words

• Activation (noun)

Meaning ⁴

Make active or more active; "activate an old file".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Antonyms

• Inactivate

Hypernyms

• Alter
• Modify

Related Words

• Activation (noun)
• Activator (noun)

Meaning ⁵

Aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter.

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

• Aerate

Hypernyms

• Alter
• Modify

Related Words

• Activation (noun)