English to English
verb
- put in motion or move to act
Trigger a reaction.
Actuate the circuits.
source: WordNet 3.0
- make active or more active
Activate an old file.
source: WordNet 3.0
- make more adsorptive
Activate a metal.
source: WordNet 3.0
- aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter
source: WordNet 3.0
- make (substances) radioactive
source: WordNet 3.0
- To make active.
source: Webster 1913