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English verb: activate | |||
| 1. | activate (creation) put in motion or move to act | ||
| Samples | Trigger a reaction. Actuate the circuits. | ||
| Synonyms | actuate, set off, spark, spark off, touch off, trigger, trigger off, trip | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | initiate, pioneer | ||
| Cause | come about, fall out, go on, hap, happen, occur, pass, pass off, take place | ||
| 2. | activate (change) make active or more active | ||
| Samples | Activate an old file. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | reactivate | ||
| Antonyms | deactivate, inactivate | ||
| 3. | activate (change) make more adsorptive | ||
| Samples | Activate a metal. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| 4. | activate (change) aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter | ||
| Synonyms | aerate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| 5. | activate (change) make (substances) radioactive | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
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