activate 2
verbdomain: change
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
make active or more active
Examples
- 1.activate an old file
Hypernym
change 1
verb
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
EnglishAntonym
inactivate 2
verb
make inactive
Derivationally related form
activation 3
noun
making active and effective (as a bomb)
activator 1
noun
(biology) any agency bringing about activation; a molecule that increases the activity of an enzyme or a protein that increases the production of a gene product in DNA transcription
Hyponym
reactivate 1
verb
activate (an old file) anew
