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activates definition
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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 -------------- 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 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)
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