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activate

verb

Make active or more active

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Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
A
Ends with
E
Contains
CT
Scrabble score
13
CEFR level
A2

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈæktɪˌveɪt

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Meaning

Definitions

verb

  1. Make active or more active

    “Activate an old file”

verb

  1. Make (substances) radioactive

verb

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

verb

  1. Make more adsorptive

    “Activate a metal”

verb

  1. Put in motion or move to act

    “Trigger a reaction”

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Example Sentences

Activate an old file
Activate a metal
Trigger a reaction
Actuate the circuits

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