Synonyms for activate
ˈæk təˌveɪtac·ti·vate

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1. activateverb

   Synonyms:
   actuate

   Antonyms:
   deactivate

2. activateverb

   To put into action, to put to work.

   Synonyms:
   actuate

   Antonyms:
   deactivate

3. activateverb

   To turn on.

   Synonyms:
   actuate

   Antonyms:
   deactivate

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1. 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"

   Synonyms:
   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 out

   Antonyms:
   deactivate, inactivate

2. activateverb

   make active or more active

   "activate an old file"

   Synonyms:
   set off, trigger, actuate, trigger off, spark, trip, spark off, aerate, touch off

   Antonyms:
   deactivate, inactivate

3. activateverb

   make more adsorptive

   "activate a metal"

   Synonyms:
   set off, trigger, actuate, trigger off, spark, trip, spark off, aerate, touch off

   Antonyms:
   deactivate, inactivate

4. activate, aerateverb

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

   Synonyms:
   set off, trigger, actuate, oxygenize, trigger off, air out, spark, oxygenise, oxygenate, trip, spark off, air, aerate, touch off

   Antonyms:
   inactivate, deactivate

5. activateverb

   make (substances) radioactive

   Synonyms:
   set off, trigger, actuate, trigger off, spark, trip, spark off, aerate, touch off

   Antonyms:
   deactivate, inactivate

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1. List of paraphrases for "activate":

   enable, activating, active, trigger, activation, actuate, effectuating, enabled, turn

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How to use activate in a sentence?

1. Amrik Singh:

   We will make sure that United Sikhs keeps Deputy Sandeep Dhaliwal legacy alive, that we activate Deputy Sandeep Dhaliwal dream and we turn that into a reality.

2. Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris:

   American cities really want to activate the public spaces and streets that for way too long have been given over to the automobile, the streateries and parklets are part of this mentality of 'reclaiming our streets for people,'.

3. Elias Zerhouni:

   Immuno-oncology is just at the beginning of its development, frankly, I think it won't be enough to just remove a checkpoint inhibitor because it is also important to activate the immune system.

4. Sekyu Choi:

   Under both normal and stress conditions, adding Gas6 was sufficient to activate hair follicle stem cells that were in the resting phase and to promote hair growth, in the future, the Gas6 pathway could be exploited for its potential in activating stem cells to promote hair growth. It will also be very interesting to explore if other stress-related tissue changes are related to the stress hormone’s impact on regulating Gas6.

5. Mike McCaul:

   I am extremely concerned about Syrian and ISIS recruiters can use the Internet at lightning speeds to recruit followers in the United States with thousands of followers in the United States and then activate them to do whatever they want to do, whether it’s military installations, law enforcement or possibly a Fourth of July event parade.