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activate

[ ak-tuh-veyt ]

verb (used with object)

activated, activating.
  1. to make active; cause to function or act.

    Synonyms: ,

    Antonyms: , ,

  2. Physics.
    1. to render more reactive; excite:

      to activate a molecule.

    2. to induce radioactivity.
  3. to aerate (sewage) in order to accelerate decomposition of impure organic matter by microorganisms.
  4. Chemistry.
    1. to make (carbon, a catalyst, molecules, etc.) more active.
    2. to hasten (reactions) by various means, as heating.
  5. to place (a military unit or station) on an active status in an assigned capacity.


verb (used without object)

activated, activating.
  1. to become active or functional.

activate

/ 藞忙办迟瑟藢惫别瑟迟 /

verb

  1. to make active or capable of action
  2. physics to make radioactive
  3. chem
    1. to increase the rate of (a reaction)
    2. to treat (a substance, such as carbon or alumina) so as to increase powers of adsorption
  4. physiol to prepare by arousal (the body or one of its organs (e.g. the brain)) for action
  5. to purify (sewage) by aeration
  6. military to create, mobilize, or organize (a unit)
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞补肠迟颈藢惫补迟辞谤, noun
  • 藢补肠迟颈藞惫补迟颈辞苍, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 补肠路迟颈路惫补路迟颈辞苍 [ak-t, uh, -, vey, -sh, uh, n], noun
  • non路补肠路迟颈路惫补路迟颈辞苍 noun
  • 辞路惫别谤路补肠路迟颈路惫补迟别 verb (used with object) overactivated overactivating
  • 蝉耻路辫别谤路补肠路迟颈路惫补迟别 verb (used with object) superactivated superactivating
  • 耻苍路补肠路迟颈路惫补迟路别诲 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of activate1

First recorded in 1620鈥30; active + -ate 1
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The lot was activated because of the magnitude of storm debris that had to be removed from the basins.

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When the body hyperventilates, the sympathetic nervous system is activated, triggering the body鈥檚 鈥渇ight or flight鈥 response.

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That gene makes the gut of the female about 20% bigger than the gut in male fruit flies, and makes the female more prone to tumors by activating proteins that cause cell division.

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It鈥檚 unclear what part of exercise is activating the endocannabinoid system when a runner鈥檚 high happens.

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鈥淲hen THC binds to our CB1 receptors, your hypothalamus gets activated, dopamine gets released and your olfactory sensitivity is heightened, 鈥 Verderame explained.

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