ac·ti·vate ( k t -v t )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. ac ti·vation n.ac ti·vator n. |
Order to active duty (other than for training) in the Federal service. See also active duty; federal service.
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| Noun | 1. | activation - stimulation of activity in an organism or chemical indweller - activation by an inner spirit or force or principle; "the Holy Spirit is the indweller of the church and its members" stimulation - (physiology) the effect of a stimulus (on nerves or organs etc.) inactivation - the process of rendering inactive; "the gene inactivation system"; "thermal inactivation of serum samples" |
| 2. |  activation - the activity of causing to have energy and be activeactivity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" electrification - the activity of thrilling or markedly exciting some person or group | |
| 3. | activation - making active and effective (as a bomb) commencement, start, beginning - the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations" defusing, deactivation - the act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb) |
activation
noun start, triggering, turning on, switching on, animation, arousal, initiation, mobilization, setting in motion, actuation A computer controls the activation of an airbag.
Translations
activation
n → Aktivierung f
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