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transactivate

(trăns-ăkˈtə-vātˌ, trănz-)

transitive verb trans·ac·ti·vat·ed, trans·ac·ti·vat·ing, trans·ac·ti·vates

To stimulate (a host cell) to replicate the genetic components of a virus. Used of a viral protein.

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transˌac·ti·vaˈtion noun

trans·acˈti·vaˌtor noun

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