Word

activate, v.
(activated, activates, activating)
freq. cnt. 5

put in motion or move to act
<verb.creation> freq. cnt.: 21 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2

activate actuate set off spark spark off touch off trigger trigger off trip

sample sentences

"trigger a reaction"
"actuate the circuits"

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

spark

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

trigger

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

activation

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

act actuation actuator

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

trip tripper

semantic pointers

hypernym

initiate, pioneer

cause

happen, occur, take place, go on, pass, come about, hap, pass off, fall out

make active or more active
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

activate

sample sentences

"activate an old file"

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

activation activator

antonym

inactivate

semantic pointers

hypernym

change, alter, modify

hyponym

reactivate

make (substances) radioactive
<verb.change>

activate

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

activation

semantic pointers

hypernym

change, alter, modify

aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter
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activate aerate

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

activation

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

aerator air

semantic pointers

hypernym

change, alter, modify

make more adsorptive
<verb.change>

activate

sample sentences

"activate a metal"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

activation

semantic pointers

hypernym

change, alter, modify