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Definition of activate verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

activate

verb

NAmE//ˈæktəˌveɪt//

activate somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they activate

he / she / it activates

past simple activated

-ing form activating

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to make something such as a device or chemical process start working The burglar alarm is activated by movement. The gene is activated by a specific protein.

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activation

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NAmE//ˌæktəˈveɪʃn//

noun [uncountable]See activate in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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