activate

tr.v., -vat·ed, -vat·ing, -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.

activation ac'ti·va'tion n.
activator ac'ti·va'tor n.

verb

To arouse to action or put in motion: actuate, animate. See action/inaction.

v

Definition: initiating something; starting a function
Antonyms: arrest, stop

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(ak′tivāt)
v

To adjust an appliance so that it will exert effective force on the teeth and jaws.

v. 1. to put into existence by official order a unit, post, camp, station, base, or shore activity which has previously been constituted and designated by name or number, or both, so that it can be organized to function in its assigned capacity.

2. to prepare for active service a naval ship or craft which has been in an inactive or reserve status.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

A substance that makes another substance active or that renders an inactive enzyme capable of exerting its proper effect.

• developing a. — see developing accelerator.
• plasminogen a. — a substance that activates plasminogen and converts it into plasmin.

(DOD) Order to active duty (other than for training) in the Federal service. See also active duty; federal service.

IN BRIEF: v. - Make energetic; Aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter; Make more adsorptive; Put in motion.

Tutor's tip: When it comes to a lazy person, it's possible to "activate" (rouse to action) his or her energy more easily than it is to "actuate" (put into true motion) his or her movements.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - aktivere, sætte reaktion i gang

Nederlands (Dutch)
activeren, radioactief maken,

Français (French)
v. tr. - activer, actionner, (Chim, Tech) activer, (Phys) rendre radioactif

Deutsch (German)
v. - aktivieren, in Betrieb setzen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ενεργοποιώ, οργανώνω, βάζω σε ενεργό υπηρεσία, επιταχύνω αντίδραση, καθιστώ ραδιενεργό

Italiano (Italian)
attivare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - ativar, tornar radioativo (Fís.)

Русский (Russian)
активировать, продвигать, включать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - activar, estimular, conectar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - aktivera, göra aktiv

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使活动起来, 使产生放射性, 使活化, 建成

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使活動起來, 使產生放射性, 使活化, 建成

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 활동적으로 하다, 방사능을 부여하다, 활성화하다, 전시체제로 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 活動的にする, 放射能を与える, 活性化する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينشط, يجعله حساسا للضوء, يعد, يجهز‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הפעיל, התניע, גרם לריאקציה כימית ב-, עשה לרדיו-אקטיבי‬

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