Activate Definition

ăktə-vāt
activated, activates, activating
verb
activated, activates, activating
To make active; cause to engage in activity.
Webster's New World
To organize or create (a military unit, for example).
Activate the National Guard.
American Heritage
To put (an inactive military unit) on an active status by assigning personnel, equipment, etc. to it.
Webster's New World
To treat (sewage) with aeration and bacteria to aid decomposition.
American Heritage
To make radioactive.
Webster's New World
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