ACTIVATE
\ˈaktɪvˌe͡ɪt], \ˈaktɪvˌeɪt], \ˈa_k_t_ɪ_v_ˌeɪ_t]\
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make active or more active; "activate an old file"
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make (substances) radioactive
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aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter
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make more adsorptive; "activate a metal"
By Princeton University
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make active or more active; "activate an old file"
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make (substances) radioactive
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aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To render active. In the terminology of immunity to restore activity to an inactive cytolytic or cell-dissolving serum by adding the proper amount of fresh serum containing an active complement. Hemolytic or bacteriolytic serum heated to 60C. for half an hour and rendered inactive will again dissolve such cells when fresh serum is added to the mixture of amboceptor and cells or organisms. [Lat.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe