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Showing words for ACTIVATE using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Activate

activate, cavitate

7 Letter Words for Activate

cavetti, tactive

6 Letter Words for Activate

active, atavic, attica, attice, aviate, cattie, cavate, caveat, tietac, vacate, vittae

5 Letter Words for Activate

acate, aceta, aecia, aetat, aevia, atavi, attic, cavae, cavea, cavia, cavie, civet, evict, tacet, tacit, tatie, tecta, vatic, vitae, vitta

4 Letter Words for Activate

acta, atta, atte, avie, cate, cava, cave, ceti, cite, cive, etat, etic, iaea, tace, tact, tait, tate, tava, tave, teat, teca, tice, tite, veta, vica, vice, vita, vite

3 Letter Words for Activate

ace, act, aia, ait, ate, att, ava, ave, cai, cat, cav, cia, cie, cit, civ, cte, cva, eat, ect, eta, etc, iaa, ice, ita, iva, ive, taa, tai, tat, tav, tea, tec, tet, tic, tie, tit, vac, vae, vat, vei, vet, via, vic, vie

Definitions for Activate

[1] to make active; cause to function or act.
[2] Physics . to render more reactive; excite: to activate a molecule. to induce radioactivity.
[3] to aerate (sewage) in order to accelerate decomposition of impure organic matter by microorganisms.
[4] Chemistry . to make (carbon, a catalyst, molecules, etc.) more active. to hasten (reactions) by various means, as heating.
[5] to place (a military unit or station) on an active status in an assigned capacity.
[6] to make active or capable of action
[7] physics to make radioactive
[8] chem to increase the rate of (a reaction) to treat (a substance, such as carbon or alumina) so as to increase powers of adsorption
[9] physiol to prepare by arousal (the body or one of its organs (e.g. the brain)) for action
[10] to purify (sewage) by aeration
[11] US military to create, mobilize, or organize (a unit)

Words related to Activate

trigger, mobilize, stimulate, move, prompt, propel, energize, motivate, actuate, impel, start, arouse, rouse, stir

Words nearby Activate

actionable, actioner, actions speak louder than words, actis, actium, activate, activated alumina, activated carbon, activated charcoal, activated mine, activated resin

Origin of Activate

First recorded in 1620–30; active + -ate1

Words that may be confused with Activate

activate, actuate, stimulate

Other words from Activate

ac·ti·va·tion , noun
non·ac·ti·va·tion , noun
o·ver·ac·ti·vate , verb (used with object), o·ver·ac·ti·vat·ed, o·ver·ac·ti·vat·ing.
su·per·ac·ti·vate , verb (used with object), su·per·ac·ti·vat·ed, su·per·ac·ti·vat·ing.
un·ac·ti·vat·ed , adjective

Synonyms for Activate

call up, mobilize, stimulate, switch on, trigger, turn on, actuate, arouse, energize, impel, motivate, move, prompt, propel, rouse, start, stir, actify, set in motion, take out of mothballs