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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (5)

1. put in motion or move to act;
- Example: "trigger a reaction"
- Example: "actuate the circuits"
[syn: trip, actuate, trigger, activate, set off, spark off, spark, trigger off, touch off]

2. make active or more active;
- Example: "activate an old file"

3. make more adsorptive;
- Example: "activate a metal"

4. aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter;
[syn: activate, aerate]

5. make (substances) radioactive; 



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Activate \Ac"ti*vate\, v. t.
   To make active. [Obs.]
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

activate
    v 1: put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction";
         "actuate the circuits" [syn: trip, actuate, trigger,
         activate, set off, spark off, spark, trigger off,
         touch off]
    2: make active or more active; "activate an old file" [ant:
       deactivate, inactivate]
    3: make more adsorptive; "activate a metal"
    4: aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that
       decompose organic matter [syn: activate, aerate]
    5: make (substances) radioactive