Associations to the word «Activate»

Wiktionary

ACTIVATE, verb. To put into action, to put to work.
ACTIVATE, verb. To turn on.

Dictionary definition

ACTIVATE, verb. Put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits".
ACTIVATE, verb. Make active or more active; "activate an old file".
ACTIVATE, verb. Make more adsorptive; "activate a metal".
ACTIVATE, verb. Aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter.
ACTIVATE, verb. Make (substances) radioactive.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke