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- DictionaryAc·ti·vate/ˈaktəˌvāt/
verb
- 1. make (something) active or operative: "fumes from cooking are enough to activate the alarm"
ACTIVATE meaning: 1. to cause something to start: 2. to make a chemical reaction happen more quickly, especially by…. Learn more.
To activate something is to start it off, trigger it, or set it in motion. A villain in a late-night movie might say, “Activate the robot chickens!” And then you’re free to activate your remote and change the channel.
Definition of activate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
4 days ago · If a device or process is activated, something causes it to start working . Video cameras with night vision can be activated by movement. [be VERB -ed] ...a voice-activated computer. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: start, move, trigger (off), stimulate More Synonyms of activate. activation (æktɪveɪʃən ) uncountable noun.
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.
verb (used with object), ac·ti·vat·ed, ac·ti·vat·ing. to make active; cause to function or act. Physics. to render more reactive; excite: to activate a molecule. to induce radioactivity. to aerate (sewage) in order to accelerate decomposition of impure organic matter by microorganisms. Chemistry.
to render more reactive; excite: to activate a molecule. to induce radioactivity. to aerate (sewage) in order to accelerate decomposition of impure organic matter by microorganisms.
