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Activate

🔄 Synonyms of "Activate"

9 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
sparknoun	A small particle of glowing matter, either molten or on fire, resulting from an electrical surge or excessive heat created by friction.
tripnoun	A journey; an excursion or jaunt.
actuateverb	(transitive) To activate, or to put into motion; to animate.
set offverb	(idiomatic, intransitive) To leave; to set out; to begin a journey or trip.
aerateverb	(transitive) To supply with oxygen or air.
spark offverb	(transitive) To initiate something by providing the necessary conditions.
touch offverb	(transitive, idiomatic) To start (something); to set off traps; especially used for unstable situations that may magnify if disturbed.
trigger offverb	put in motion or move to act
triggernoun	(firearms) A finger-operated lever used to fire a gun.

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
deactivateverb	(ergative) to make something inactive or no longer effective
inactivateverb	(transitive) To make inactive.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
actuateverb	(transitive) To activate, or to put into motion; to animate.
touch offverb	(transitive, idiomatic) To start (something); to set off traps; especially used for unstable situations that may magnify if disturbed.
tripverb	(intransitive) To fall over or stumble over an object as a result of striking it with one's foot
set offverb	(idiomatic, intransitive) To leave; to set out; to begin a journey or trip.
spark offverb	(transitive) To initiate something by providing the necessary conditions.
sparkverb	(intransitive) To give off a spark or sparks.
triggerverb	(firearms) A finger-operated lever used to fire a gun.
aerateverb	(transitive) To supply with oxygen or air.
trigger offverb	put in motion or move to act
triggeringnoun	That triggers or initiates.
elicitverb	To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer.
actively	In an active manner.
commenceverb	(intransitive) To begin, start.
startverb	The beginning of an activity.
powerverb	The ability to do or undergo something.
wakeverb	(intransitive) (often followed by up) To stop sleeping.
awakeverb	Not asleep; conscious.
getverb	(transitive or ditransitive) To obtain; to acquire.
wakingnoun	The act of becoming awake from sleep, or a period of time spent awake.
driveverb	To operate a vehicle: