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activating 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 -------------- 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)
activating definition
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