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

The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.
Mark Twain