Definitions for activates
activates
ac·ti·vate
Spelling: [ak-tuh-veyt]
IPA: /ˈæk təˌveɪt/
Activates is a 9 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.
You can make 318 anagrams from letters in activates (aaceisttv).
Definitions for activates
verb (used with object)
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to make active; cause to function or act.
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Physics.
to render more reactive; excite:
to induce radioactivity.
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to aerate (sewage) in order to accelerate decomposition of impure organic matter by microorganisms.
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Chemistry.
to make (carbon, a catalyst, molecules, etc.) more active.
to hasten (reactions) by various means, as heating.
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to place (a military unit or station) on an active status in an assigned capacity.
Origin of activates
First recorded in 1620-30; active + -ate1
Examples for activates
The suggestion reaches your subconscious and activates you consciously to waken.
It also has found a formula that activates and energizes hundreds of millions of people to believe in a better future.
It activates your parasympathetic nervous system and tells your body to relax and recuperate.