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Activate
/ˈæktəvˌeɪt/
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Activate
verb
1.
Put in motion or move to act.
Synonyms:
actuate
,
set off
,
spark
,
spark off
,
touch off
,
trigger
,
trigger off
,
trip
.
"Actuate the circuits"
2.
Make active or more active.
3.
Make more adsorptive.
4.
Aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter.
Synonym:
aerate
.
5.
Make (substances) radioactive.
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he had eaten, Clyde sat in his chair, looking at Beryl with his new and oddly gentle smile. It seemed to
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some hidden response in her, for
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— Martians Never Die • Lucius Daniel
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