Activators

ac·ti·vate (

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tr.v. ac·ti·vat·ed, ac·ti·vat·ing, ac·ti·vates

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. Biology To convert (certain biological compounds) into biologically active derivatives.

acti·vation n.

acti·vator n.

activate [ˈæktɪˌveɪt]

vb (tr)

1. to make active or capable of action

2. (Physics / General Physics) Physics to make radioactive

3. (Chemistry) Chem

a. to increase the rate of (a reaction)

b. to treat (a substance, such as carbon or alumina) so as to increase powers of adsorption

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) Physiol to prepare by arousal (the body or one of its organs (e.g. the brain)) for action

5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Microbiology) to purify (sewage) by aeration

6. (Military) US Military to create, mobilize, or organize (a unit)

activation n

activator n

1. To put into existence by official order a unit, post, camp, station, base or shore activity which has previously been constituted and designated by name or number, or both, so that it can be organized to function in its assigned capacity. (DOD)
2. To prepare for active service a naval ship or craft which has been in an inactive or reserve status. See also commission; constitute. 04/12/01: Deleted from JP 1-02 per revision.

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Verb	1.	activate - put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits" actuate, set off, spark, spark off, touch off, trigger, trigger off, trip initiate, pioneer - take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of; "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants"
	2.	activate - make active or more active; "activate an old file" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" reactivate - activate (an old file) anew deactivate, inactivate - make inactive; "they deactivated the file"
	3.	activate - make more adsorptive; "activate a metal" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
	4.	activate - aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter aerate alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
	5.	activate - make (substances) radioactive alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

activate

verb start, move, trigger (off), stimulate, turn on, set off, initiate, switch on, propel, rouse, prod, get going, mobilize, kick-start (informal), set in motion, impel, galvanize, set going, actuate video cameras that can be activated by computer
stop, check, arrest, halt, stall, turn off, terminate, impede, deactivate

Translations

activate [ˈæktɪveɪt] VT → activar

activate [ˈæktɪveɪt]

[+ mechanism, alarm, device, camera] → actionner

(CHEMISTRY, PHYSICS) → activer

vi → fonctionner

activate

vt mechanism (person) → betätigen; (heat) → auslösen; (switch, lever) → in Gang setzen; alarm → auslösen; bomb → zünden; (Chem, Phys) → aktivieren; (Comput) file → aufrufen; (US Mil) → mobilisieren

activate [ˈæktɪveɪt] vt → attivare; (mechanism) → fare funzionare (Chem, Phys) → rendere attivo/a

activate

v activate [ˈӕktiveit]

to put into force or operation The smoke activated the fire alarms. aktiveer يُشَغِّل، يُنَشِّـط активирам spustit, aktivovat aktivere auslösen ενεργοποιώ, θέτω σε λειτουργία activar käivitama به کار انداختن käynnistää déclencher לְהַפעִיל सक्रिय करना aktivirati működésbe hoz menghidupkan, menggerakkan virkja, setja í gang attivare 動きを起こさせる 작동시키다 skatinti veikti, aktyvinti aktivizēt mengaktifkan activeren sette i gang, aktivisere, aktivere uruchamiać disparar a activa, a declanşa активизировать aktivovať sprožiti aktivirati aktivera กระตุ้น çalıştırmak, harekete geçirmek 啟動 активізувати متحرک کرنا làm hoạt động 使活动

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