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activate
has definitions from the fields of physics,chemistry
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[ verb ] put in motion or move to act
Examples "trigger a reaction" "actuate the circuits" Used in print (Peter Wyden, "The Chances of Accidental War"...)What these fragments are and_how they activate the go order may_not be_revealed . (Anne McCaffrey, "The Ship Who Sang," 7th...)She had activated one of her microscopic tools which she would later use for minute repairs to various parts of her control_panel . `` Of_course '' , replied Helva logically , activating her outside scanners . |
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[ verb ] make active or more active
Examples "activate an old file" Used in print (Schuyler Cammann, "The Magic Square of Three in...)Then , if the middle number is activated to its greatest potential in_terms_of this square , through multiplying it by the highest number , 9 ( which is the square of the base number ) , the result is 45 ; and the latter is the total sum of all the numbers in the square , by which all the other numbers are overshadowed and in_which they may be said to be absorbed . (Sister Claire Marie Sawyer, Some Aspects of...)The comprehensive or master processes activate all or some of the elements within the social_system and subsystems . Related terms |
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[ verb ] (chemistry) make more adsorptive; of metals
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[ verb ] (physics) make (substances) radioactive
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