What is another word for activate?
Synonyms for activate
ˈæk təˌveɪtac·ti·vate
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Wiktionary
activateverb
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actuateAntonyms:
deactivateactivateverb
To put into action, to put to work.
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actuateAntonyms:
deactivateactivateverb
To turn on.
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actuateAntonyms:
deactivate
Princeton's WordNet
trip, actuate, trigger, activate, set off, spark off, spark, trigger off, touch offverb
put in motion or move to act
"trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"
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jaunt, trip out, start, incite, detonate, offset, get off, motivate, spark, trip up, propel, take off, explode, instigate, trigger off, move, part, trigger, trip, depart, set off, stumble, prompt, turn on, spark off, touch off, blow up, bring out, travel, start out, sparkle, set forth, actuate, stir up, cancel, aerate, set outAntonyms:
deactivate, inactivateactivateverb
make active or more active
"activate an old file"
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set off, trigger, actuate, trigger off, spark, trip, spark off, aerate, touch offAntonyms:
deactivate, inactivateactivateverb
make more adsorptive
"activate a metal"
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set off, trigger, actuate, trigger off, spark, trip, spark off, aerate, touch offAntonyms:
deactivate, inactivateactivate, aerateverb
aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter
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set off, trigger, actuate, oxygenize, trigger off, air out, spark, oxygenise, oxygenate, trip, spark off, air, aerate, touch offAntonyms:
inactivate, deactivateactivateverb
make (substances) radioactive
Synonyms:
set off, trigger, actuate, trigger off, spark, trip, spark off, aerate, touch offAntonyms:
deactivate, inactivate
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PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "activate":
enable, activating, active, trigger, activation, actuate, effectuating, enabled, turn
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#207 | part | |
#220 | travel | |
#474 | start | |
#478 | air | |
#954 | active | |
#1007 | turn | |
#1142 | move | |
#1706 | trip | |
#2041 | enable | |
#3392 | enabled | |
#3439 | cancel | |
#5179 | offset | |
#5930 | activation | |
#6394 | prompt | |
#6906 | trigger | |
#10049 | activate | |
#10105 | depart | |
#10274 | spark | |
#17533 | sparkle | |
#18201 | explode | |
#18233 | motivate | |
#21346 | activating | |
#24734 | stumble | |
#33849 | actuate | |
#33969 | propel | |
#42683 | incite | |
#69319 | detonate | |
#71096 | jaunt | |
#76428 | instigate | |
#109660 | oxygenate | |
#144382 | aerate | |
#204531 | effectuating |
How to use activate in a sentence?
It is important to note that Tesla disables Autopilot by default and requires explicit acknowledgement that the system is new technology and still in a public beta phase before it can be enabled, when drivers activate Autopilot, the acknowledgment box explains, among other things, that Autopilot 'is an assist feature that requires you to keep your hands on the steering wheel at all times,' and that 'you need to maintain control and responsibility for your vehicle' while using it.
China needs levers to deter Taiwan from taking undesirable courses of action, especially independence-leaning initiatives, for these levers to be potent, China must( 1) have the( military) capabilities to activate them if needed, and( 2) the threat to do so must be credible in the eyes of Taipei.
They're different in terms of the way to activate the central nervous system, but the overall outcome is similar.
Chief Executive Sergio Hidalgo:
We would love, of course, to exercise that option and actually to increase if possible, but we cannot activate it until all investigations are over.
I'm in the camp of, if they don't activate the S-400, the sanctions don't have to be applied. My hope is to persuade Turkey not to active the system because it's so disruptive to the relationship, my pitch to Turkey was, let's stand down on the S-400, let's start free trade agreement negotiations.
Translations for activate
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- فَعَّلَArabic
- активирам, пускамBulgarian
- activarCatalan, Valencian
- ανοίγω, ενεργοποιώGreek
- aktivigiEsperanto
- activarSpanish
- käivitama, rakendamaEstonian
- käynnistää, aktivoidaFinnish
- allumer, actionner, activerFrench
- activarGalician
- attivareItalian
- inschakelen, activeren, aanzettenDutch
- ativarPortuguese
- activaRomanian
- включа́ть, активи́ровать, [[привести́]] в [[де́йствие]], активизи́ровать, включи́ть, [[приводи́ть]] в [[де́йствие]]Russian
- aktiveraSwedish
- เปิดใช้งานThai
- אַקטאַווייטYiddish
- 啟用Chinese
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