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activating
Variant of activate
activate
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ac·ti·vate (ak′tə vāt′)
transitive verb activated -·vat′ed, activating -·vat′·ing
- to make active; cause to engage in activity
- to put (an inactive military unit) on an active status by assigning personnel, equipment, etc. to it
- to make radioactive
- to make capable of reacting or of accelerating a chemical reaction
- to treat (sewage) with air so that aerobes will become active in it, thus purifying it
Related Forms:
- activation ac′·ti·va′·tion noun
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