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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Activate \Ac"ti*vate\, v. t. To make active. [Obs.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: activate v 1: actuate; "trigger a reaction" [syn: {trip}, {actuate}, {trigger}, {set off}, {spark off}, {spark}, {trigger off}, {touch off}] 2: make active or more active; "activate an old file" [ant: {inactivate}] 3: make more adsorptive; of metals 4: aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter [syn: {aerate}] 5: make (substances) radioactive
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