activating

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activating
n. act of setting in motion, making active
 
activate
v. set in motion, make active, start; speed up a reaction (Chemistry); make radioactive (Physics)

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activating

Noun
1. the activity of causing to have energy and be active
(synonym) energizing, activation
(hypernym) activity
(hyponym) electrification

Adjective
1. causing motion or action or change
(synonym) activating(a), actuating(a)
(similar) causative

 
activate

Verb
1. put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"
(synonym) trip, actuate, trigger, set off, spark off, spark, trigger off, touch off
(hypernym) initiate, pioneer
(cause) happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place
(derivation) activation
2. make active or more active; "activate an old file"
(antonym) inactivate, deactivate
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(hyponym) reactivate
(derivation) activator
3. make more adsorptive; "activate a metal"
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(derivation) activation
4. aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter
(synonym) aerate
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(derivation) activation
5. make (substances) radioactive
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(derivation) activation


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activate
v. spustit

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activate
Czas. uruchamiać; powodować włączenie się

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ACTIVATING
ATTIVANDO. RENDENDO ATTIVO. RENDENDO RADIOATTIVO. AZIONANDO. ALLESTENDO. LANCIANDO (UN PROGRAMMA)