Activate: meaning, definitions and examples
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activate
[ หรฆktษชหveษชt ]
in technology
To make a system or process start working, especially by pressing a button or moving a switch. It can also refer to making something become active or operational.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The technician will activate the alarm system before leaving the building.
- After activating the new software, the computer ran much faster.
- She activated the camera by pressing the button.
Translations
Translations of the word "activate" in other languages:
๐ต๐น ativar
๐ฎ๐ณ เคธเคเฅเคฐเคฟเคฏ เคเคฐเคจเคพ
๐ฉ๐ช aktivieren
๐ฎ๐ฉ mengaktifkan
๐บ๐ฆ ะฐะบัะธะฒัะฒะฐัะธ
๐ต๐ฑ aktywowaฤ
๐ฏ๐ต ใขใฏใใฃใใผใใใ
๐ซ๐ท activer
๐ช๐ธ activar
๐น๐ท etkinleลtirmek
๐ฐ๐ท ํ์ฑํํ๋ค
๐ธ๐ฆ ุชูุนูู
๐จ๐ฟ aktivovat
๐ธ๐ฐ aktivovaลฅ
๐จ๐ณ ๆฟๆดป
๐ธ๐ฎ aktivirati
๐ฎ๐ธ virkja
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะฑะตะปัะตะฝะดััั
๐ฌ๐ช แแแแฅแขแแฃแ แแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ aktivlษลdirmษk
๐ฒ๐ฝ activar
Etymology
The word 'activate' originated from the Latin word 'activatus', which means 'to make active'. It first appeared in the English language in the early 17th century. The concept of activation has been present in various fields, from technology to biology, where it refers to the process of making something active or operational.
See also: act, acting, action, actionable, active, actively, activists, activity, actor, actress, acts, actual, counteractant, enact, inactivity, overact, react, transact.
Word Frequency Rank
Ranked #11,613, this word falls into high-advanced vocabulary. It appears less frequently but is valuable for expressing precise meanings in specific contexts.
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