Activate

verb

'æktə,veɪt

Verb

make active or more active
“activate an old file”
Type of:ChangeModifyAlter
make more adsorptive
“activate a metal”
Type of:ModifyChangeAlter
put in motion or move to act
Similar:Actuate Spark Trigger Trip
Type of:PioneerInitiate
aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter
Similar:Aerate
Type of:AlterChangeModify
make (substances) radioactive
Type of:AlterModifyChange

Dictionary Validity

Tournament Word List (TWL): Scrabble US
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW21): Scrabble UK
ENABLE Dictionary: Words With Friends
Combined US/UK Scrabble Dictionary: SOWPODS
North American Scrabble (NWL2020): NASPA

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