| VERB | creation | activate, trip, actuate, trigger, set off, spark off, spark, trigger off, touch off | put in motion or move to act |
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| change | activate | make active or more active | |
| change | activate | make more adsorptive | |
| change | activate, aerate | aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter | |
| change | activate | make (substances) radioactive |
| Sounds | ae'ktahvey.t | |
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| Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 539 rhymes with eyt... | |
| Meaning | put in motion or move to act. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | trip, actuate, trigger, set off, spark off, spark, trigger off, touch off | |
| Cause to | happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place | Come to pass |
| Broader | initiate, pioneer | Take the lead or initiative in |
| Spanish | desencadenar, provocar | |
| Nouns | activation | stimulation of activity in an organism or chemical |
| Meaning | make active or more active. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "activate an old file" | |
| Narrower | reactivate | activate (an old file) anew |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Opposite | inactivate, deactivate | make inactive |
| Nouns | activation | making active and effective (as a bomb) |
| activator | (biology) any agency bringing about activation | |
| Meaning | make more adsorptive. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "activate a metal" | |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Nouns | activation | stimulation of activity in an organism or chemical |
| Meaning | aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | aerate | |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Nouns | activation | stimulation of activity in an organism or chemical |
| Meaning | make (substances) radioactive. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Nouns | activation | stimulation of activity in an organism or chemical |
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