activate

  • 11Activate — Chartplatzierungen Erklärung der Daten Singles Save Me   DE 25 13.02.1995 …

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  • 12activate — A term used for the process of activating each VAT Online Service. Once a service has been selected an activation PIN is issued: this can take up to seven days to arrive. Services can then be activated via the Government Gateway site. HM Customs… …

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  • 13activate */ — UK [ˈæktɪveɪt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms activate : present tense I/you/we/they activate he/she/it activates present participle activating past tense activated past participle activated to make a piece of equipment or a process start… …

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  • 14activate — /ˈæktəveɪt / (say aktuhvayt) verb (t) (activated, activating) 1. to make active. 2. Physics to render radioactive. 3. to aerate (sewage) as a purification measure. 4. Chemistry a. to make more active: to activate carbon; to activate a catalyst;… …

  • 15activate — verb Activate is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑switch Activate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑alarm, ↑mechanism, ↑muscle …

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  • 16activate — activation, n. /ak teuh vayt /, v.t., activated, activating. 1. to make active; cause to function or act. 2. Physics. a. to render more reactive; excite: to activate a molecule. b. to induce radioactivity. 3. to aerate (sewage) in order to… …

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  • 17activate — See activate, actuate …

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  • 18activate — ac|tiv|ate [ˈæktıveıt] v [T] technical to make an electrical system or chemical process start working ≠ ↑deactivate ▪ Cooking fumes may activate the alarm. ▪ The yeast s growth is activated by sugar and warmth. >activation [ˌæktıˈveıʃən] n [U] …

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  • 19activate — ac|ti|vate [ æktıveıt ] verb transitive * to make a piece of equipment or a process start working: You can activate the system by buttons or voice recognition. ╾ ac|ti|va|tion [ ,æktı veıʃn ] noun uncount …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 20activate — ac•ti•vate [[t]ˈæk təˌveɪt[/t]] v. t. vat•ed, vat•ing 1) to make active 2) phs Physics. a) to render more reactive; excite: to activate a molecule[/ex] b) to induce radioactivity 3) chem. a) to make (carbon, a catalyst, etc.) more active b) chem …

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