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ac·ti·vate

(ăk′tə-vāt′)

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 (a molecule or cell) into a form that carries out a specific action: activate an enzyme; activate B cells.

ac′ti·va′tion n.

ac′ti·va′tor n.

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Noun	1.	activating - the activity of causing to have energy and be active energizing, activation activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" electrification - the activity of thrilling or markedly exciting some person or group invigoration, vivification, animation - the activity of giving vitality and vigour to something
Adj.	1.	activating - causing motion or action or change actuating causative - producing an effect; "poverty as a causative factor in crime"

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The district government issued directives to owners of all bricks kilns to avoid activating their bricks kilns in winter season due to pollution that causing smog.

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"I applaud those companies that have done the right thing by activating the FM chips in their phones."

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Optimum condition for producing activated carbon (AC3) from Moringa oleifera seed pod was activated at 800degC using ZnCl2 as activating agent resulting BET surface area 853.68 m2g-1 and pore diameter 2.13 nm.

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Activating the FM receiver in smartphones would provide immediate access to a radio in the device most residents currently carry even in the event that wireless data networks become unavailable or overwhelmed.

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Burnaby, Canada, December 21, 2014 --(PR.com)-- Activated carbon is fine powdered, granular or pelletized carbon formed by activating materials that contain carbon, such as coal, wood, coconut shells, olive stones and peat.

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Different chemical activating agents ([H.sub.3]P[O.sub.4], KOH, [H.sub.2]S[O.sub.4] etc.) might be used (Macia-Agullo el al., 2004).

Preparation of activated carbon from coal by thermo-chemical methods and its application on industrial effluent for COD reduction

Loyalty programs are effective at activating only a relatively small percentage of a company's customer base.

Making Loyalty Programs Work; Companies must first fully engage customers and activate their participants

My question regards activating a leg of an approach inside of the IAF.

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The process of activating T cells involves a number of proteins, including the "T-cell receptor," a molecule on the surface of a T cell that recognizes and binds to proteins from the cells or tissues that will subsequently be attacked by the immune system.

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To investigate which chemical in raw garlic was responsible for activating TRPA1 and TRPV1, the scientists compared the chemical compositions of the extracts.