Antonyms for activate
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : ak-tuh-veyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈæk təˌveɪt |
Definition of activate
Origin :- 1620s; see active + -ate (2). Related: Activated; activating.
- verb initiate something; start a function
- It seemed to activate some hidden response in her, for she glowed with tenderness.
- Extract from : « Martians Never Die » by Lucius Daniel
- And, remember, if it becomes necessary, I can activate the manacle.
- Extract from : « The Players » by Everett B. Cole
- Feedback will be to a master control servo that'll activate the heater or cooler.
- Extract from : « Question of Comfort » by Les Collins
- The males are few in number and lack the power to activate the disks.
- Extract from : « Storm Over Warlock » by Andre Norton
- It could be induced to go into action and to activate the other plasmoids.
- Extract from : « Legacy » by James H Schmitz
- Furiously, he tried to summon some tiny bit of energy to activate the distorter.
- Extract from : « The Weakling » by Everett B. Cole
- We could press the button to activate the exercise mechanisms in our bunks.
- Extract from : « Perfect Control » by Richard Stockham
- When she was finished Rynason nodded for her to activate the linkage.
- Extract from : « Warlord of Kor » by Terry Gene Carr
- He had not the slightest idea of how to activate the machines, let alone broadcast in the proper code.
- Extract from : « Storm Over Warlock » by Andre Norton
- A source of neutrons to activate the material and a gamma-ray spectrometer to measure the radiation from the material afterwards.
- Extract from : « The Atomic Fingerprint » by Bernard Keisch
Synonyms for activate
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