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Definitions for Activating
[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 Activating
activatetrigger, mobilize, stimulate, move, prompt, propel, energize, motivate, actuate, impel, start, arouse, rouse, stir
Words nearby Activating
activateactionable, actioner, actions speak louder than words, actis, actium, activate, activated alumina, activated carbon, activated charcoal, activated mine, activated resin
Origin of Activating
eFirst recorded in 1620–30; active + -ate1
Words that may be confused with Activating
WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, activateactivate, actuate, stimulate
Other words from Activating
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 Activating
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