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Synonyms for activating
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : ak-tuh-veyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈæk təˌveɪt |
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Définition of activating
Origin :- 1620s; see active + -ate (2). Related: Activated; activating.
- verb initiate something; start a function
- He set up the pattern on the board and punched the activating lever.
- Extract from : « Empire » by Clifford Donald Simak
- "You open them like this," he explained, pulling one out and activating the desealer.
- Extract from : « A Knyght Ther Was » by Robert F. Young
- His stiff fingers fumbled agonizingly with the activating stud.
- Extract from : « Astounding Stories, May, 1931 » by Various
- Another variety is the activating enzymes or kinases such as the enterokinase of the intestine.
- Extract from : « The Fundamentals of Bacteriology » by Charles Bradfield Morrey
- Her voice stopped abruptly as Halder closed the cab door behind him, activating the vehicle's one-way vision shield.
- Extract from : « The Other Likeness » by James H. Schmitz
- Communication with McGuire can't be established unless and until two keys are used in the activating panel.
- Extract from : « A Spaceship Named McGuire » by Gordon Randall Garrett
- He was activating the screen when Jennifer, in a magnificent rage in spite of soaked blouse and dungarees, advanced on him.
- Extract from : « Traders Risk » by Roger Dee
- Hume saw to the unpacking and activating of those machines and appliances which would protect and serve his civ clients.
- Extract from : « Star Hunter » by Andre Alice Norton
- He had visions of discovering and activating some trap set to protect their treasures which could be turned against them.
- Extract from : « Star Born » by Andre Norton
- He built at, least a dozen of them on Niflheim, to use in activating volcanoes and bringing ore-bearing lava to the surface.
- Extract from : « Ullr Uprising » by Henry Beam Piper
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