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activating definition

activating


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  activate 
 
  1  of  5  senses  of  activate 
 
  Sense  2 
  activate 
  =>  reactivate 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  activate 
 
  1  of  5  senses  of  activate 
 
  Sense  2 
  activate 
  =>  reactivate 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  activate 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  activate 
 
  5  senses  of  activate 
 
  Sense  1 
  trip,  actuate,  trigger,  activate,  set  off  spark  off  spark,  trigger  off  touch  off 
  =>  initiate,  pioneer 
 
  Sense  2 
  activate 
  =>  change,  alter 
 
  Sense  3 
  activate 
  =>  change,  alter 
 
  Sense  4 
  activate,  aerate 
  =>  change,  alter 
 
  Sense  5 
  activate 
  =>  change,  alter 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  activate 
 
  activate  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  activate 
 
  Sense  1 
  trip,  actuate,  trigger,  activate,  set  off  spark  off  spark,  trigger  off  touch  off 
  =>  initiate,  pioneer 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  activate 
  =>  change,  alter 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  activate 
  =>  change,  alter 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  activate,  aerate 
  =>  change,  alter 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  activate 
  =>  change,  alter 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  activating 
  activating 
  activating  agent 
  reticular  activating  system 
 
  Overview  of  noun  activating 
 
  The  noun  activating  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  energizing,  activating,  activation  --  (the  activity  of  causing  to  have  energy  and  be  active) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  activate 
 
  The  verb  activate  has  5  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  trip,  actuate,  trigger,  activate,  set  off  spark  off  spark,  trigger  off  touch  off  --  (actuate;  "trigger  a  reaction") 
  2.  (2)  activate  --  (make  active  or  more  active;  "activate  an  old  file") 
  3.  activate  --  (make  more  adsorptive;  of  metals) 
  4.  activate,  aerate  --  (aerate  (sewage)  so  as  to  favor  the  growth  of  organisms  that  decompose  organic  matter) 
  5.  activate  --  (make  (substances)  radioactive) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  activating 
 
  The  adj  activating  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  activating,  actuating  --  (causing  motion  or  action  or  change) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  activating 
 
  1  sense  of  activating 
 
  Sense  1 
  activating(postnominal),  actuating(postnominal) 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  causative)  ->  noncausative,  noncausal 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  activating 
 
  1  sense  of  activating 
 
  Sense  1 
  activating(postnominal),  actuating(postnominal) 
  =>  causative  (vs.  noncausative) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  activating 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  activating 
 
  activating  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  activating 
  activating 
  self-activating 
 
  Overview  of  noun  activating 
 
  The  noun  activating  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  energizing,  activating,  activation  --  (the  activity  of  causing  to  have  energy  and  be  active) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  activate 
 
  The  verb  activate  has  5  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  trip,  actuate,  trigger,  activate,  set  off  spark  off  spark,  trigger  off  touch  off  --  (actuate;  "trigger  a  reaction") 
  2.  (2)  activate  --  (make  active  or  more  active;  "activate  an  old  file") 
  3.  activate  --  (make  more  adsorptive;  of  metals) 
  4.  activate,  aerate  --  (aerate  (sewage)  so  as  to  favor  the  growth  of  organisms  that  decompose  organic  matter) 
  5.  activate  --  (make  (substances)  radioactive) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  activating 
 
  The  adj  activating  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  activating,  actuating  --  (causing  motion  or  action  or  change) 



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