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US
/ˈæktəˌveɪt/
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[ UK /ˈæktɪvˌeɪt/ ]
[ UK /ˈæktɪvˌeɪt/ ]
VERB
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make active or more active
activate an old file - make (substances) radioactive
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make more adsorptive
activate a metal - aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter
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put in motion or move to act
actuate the circuits
trigger a reaction
How To Use activate In A Sentence
- While several agents are available, activated charcoal is the most broadly effective adsorbent.
- Indeed, purified antigen-specific B lymphocytes from HIV-1-infected patients can be activated invitro by HIV-1 antigens to secrete cytokines and immunoglobulins.
- Discuss emphatically on the process of electrostatics flocking of activated carbon fiber and its adsorbability.
- Activated carbon fiber is a new type of high efficiency adsorbent.
- They are smaller molecules than proteins, so they have to become attached to a protein molecule before they are activated.
- But researchers have had mixed success in recreating the original experiments showing both that sirtuins can extend life, and that they can be "activated" by a substance called resveratrol, which is currently found in anti-aging creams and under investigation for ailments associated with old age. Reuters: Press Release
- Anyway, what it shows is that the frontal cortex, where reasoning occurs, is deactivated, meaning that during the BIG O, the male of our species becomes, well, dumb. The Return of Ask Dr. SoT
- Then the mixture is applied to a cleaned device surface and activated by ultraviolet light.
- Rushwind activates his wrist-comm and tells them to prepare to beam them up.
- Enter AICAR, which targets a protein called adenosine monophosphate - activated protein kinase ( AMPK ).