"activate" meaning in English

See activate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈæktɪˌveɪt/ Audio: en-us-activate.ogg Forms: activates [present, singular, third-person], activating [participle, present], activated [participle, past], activated [past]
Etymology: From active + -ate. Etymology templates: {{af|en|active|-ate|id2=verb}} active + -ate Head templates: {{en-verb}} activate (third-person singular simple present activates, present participle activating, simple past and past participle activated)
  1. (transitive) To encourage development or induce increased activity; to stimulate. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-activate-en-verb-9VIYoPgx Categories (other): English terms with collocations
  2. (transitive) To put a device, mechanism (alarm etc.) or system into action or motion; to trigger, to actuate, to set off, to enable. Tags: transitive Translations (to put into operation): aktivizoj (Albanian), فَعَّلَ (faʕʕala) (Arabic), activar (Asturian), aktibatu (Basque), সক্রিয় করা (śokriẏo kora) (Bengali), пускам (puskam) (Bulgarian), активирам (aktiviram) (Bulgarian), activar (Catalan), 激活 (jīhuó) (Chinese Mandarin), aktivere (Danish), activeren (Dutch), aanzetten (Dutch), inschakelen (Dutch), aktivigi (Esperanto), rakendama (Estonian), aktivoida (Finnish), käynnistää (Finnish), actionner (French), activer (French), activar (Galician), aktivieren (German), freischalten (German), ενεργοποιώ (energopoió) (alt: ανοίγω (anoígo)) (Greek), aktivál (Hungarian), működésbe hoz (Hungarian), mengaktifkan (Indonesian), активтендіру (aktivtendıru) (Kazakh), жандыруу (jandıruu) (Kyrgyz), whakahohe (Maori), whakaharuru (Maori), सक्रिय करावे (sakriy karāve) (Marathi), activiser (Norman), aktivere (Norwegian Bokmål), aktivisere (Norwegian Bokmål), انجامیدن (anjâmidan) (Persian), فعال کردن (faâl kardan) (Persian), کنشور کردن (konešvar kardan) (Persian), کاری کردن (kâri kardan) (Persian), کناییدن (konāyidan) (Persian), aktywować [imperfective, perfective] (Polish), uaktywniać [imperfective] (Polish), uaktywnić [perfective] (Polish), ativar (Portuguese), activa (Romanian), активизи́ровать (aktivizírovatʹ) [imperfective, perfective] (Russian), активи́ровать (aktivírovatʹ) [imperfective, perfective] (Russian), приводи́ть в де́йствие (privodítʹ v déjstvije) [imperfective] (Russian), привести́ в де́йствие (privestí v déjstvije) [perfective] (Russian), включа́ть (vključátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), включи́ть (vključítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), aktivírati (Serbo-Croatian), aktivirati (Slovene), vključiti (Slovene), activar (Spanish), aktivera (Swedish), etkinleştirmek (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-activate-en-verb-o-SuBiMz Disambiguation of 'to put into operation': 6 39 7 9 8 5 10 6 6 4
  3. (transitive, chemistry, physics) To render more reactive; excite. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Chemistry, Physics
    Sense id: en-activate-en-verb-FxjKtAqn Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  4. (transitive, biology) To render a molecule reactive, active, or effective in performing its function. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-activate-en-verb-H3BXsAFR Topics: biology, natural-sciences
  5. (transitive, physics) To render a substance radioactive. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Physics
    Sense id: en-activate-en-verb-1GlxHtoE Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  6. (transitive, chemistry) To hasten a chemical reaction, especially by heating. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Chemistry
    Sense id: en-activate-en-verb-8DkxiuBm Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  7. (transitive, computing, software) To remove the limitations of demoware by providing a license; to unlock. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Computing, Software
    Sense id: en-activate-en-verb-CminB8mX Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, software
  8. (transitive) To aerate in order to aid decomposition of organic matter. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-activate-en-verb-wkrlVsMG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ate (verb), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Albanian translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Asturian translations, Terms with Basque translations, Terms with Bengali translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Interlingua translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Kyrgyz translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Norman translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Slovene translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Volapük translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 3 9 9 9 8 13 28 1 8 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate (verb): 9 6 8 9 9 7 12 27 4 10 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 4 6 6 6 6 15 41 3 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 10 3 8 8 8 8 17 28 3 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 2 8 8 8 8 12 33 2 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Albanian translations: 8 5 8 9 9 7 11 32 3 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 8 4 9 9 9 8 12 30 2 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Asturian translations: 8 5 8 8 8 7 12 32 3 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Basque translations: 8 5 8 8 8 7 12 32 3 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Bengali translations: 8 4 8 9 9 7 11 32 2 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 8 6 8 8 8 6 12 29 3 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 8 5 8 8 8 7 12 32 3 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 7 3 6 6 6 6 11 46 2 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 9 5 8 8 8 8 12 29 4 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 9 4 7 8 7 7 12 33 3 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 8 5 8 9 9 7 11 32 3 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 8 5 7 8 8 7 11 37 3 8 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 8 5 8 9 9 6 12 30 4 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 8 5 7 8 8 7 11 37 3 8 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 8 4 8 8 8 7 13 32 3 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 9 6 11 10 11 10 14 19 3 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 8 6 12 11 12 9 14 21 2 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 8 5 8 9 9 7 13 31 3 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Interlingua translations: 9 3 7 8 7 7 12 34 3 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 9 4 7 8 7 7 12 33 3 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 8 4 7 7 7 7 11 38 3 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 8 5 8 9 9 7 11 32 3 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Kyrgyz translations: 8 5 8 8 8 7 12 32 3 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 7 4 9 10 12 9 11 28 2 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 8 5 7 8 8 7 11 37 3 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 8 4 9 9 9 7 11 32 3 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Norman translations: 8 4 10 10 11 6 10 29 2 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 8 5 8 8 8 7 11 32 3 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 8 5 8 9 9 7 11 32 3 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 8 5 8 8 10 8 11 28 4 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 14 4 7 10 8 6 12 28 2 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 8 5 8 8 8 7 12 32 3 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 9 4 7 8 7 7 12 33 3 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 8 5 8 9 9 7 11 32 3 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovene translations: 8 5 8 9 9 7 11 32 3 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 9 8 7 8 7 7 11 30 3 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 9 5 8 8 8 7 12 33 3 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 9 5 8 8 8 7 12 33 3 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Volapük translations: 9 4 7 8 7 7 12 33 3 9
  9. (transitive, military) To organize or create a military unit or station. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-activate-en-verb-kYkeAyAM Topics: government, military, politics, war
  10. (transitive, sports) To bring a player back after an injury. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-activate-en-verb-IVASQAnJ Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: activation

Inflected forms

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          "_dis1": "6 39 7 9 8 5 10 6 6 4",
          "code": "sq",
          "lang": "Albanian",
          "sense": "to put into operation",
          "word": "aktivizoj"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 39 7 9 8 5 10 6 6 4",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "faʕʕala",
          "sense": "to put into operation",
          "word": "فَعَّلَ"
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          "code": "ast",
          "lang": "Asturian",
          "sense": "to put into operation",
          "word": "activar"
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          "code": "eu",
          "lang": "Basque",
          "sense": "to put into operation",
          "word": "aktibatu"
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        {
          "_dis1": "6 39 7 9 8 5 10 6 6 4",
          "code": "bn",
          "lang": "Bengali",
          "roman": "śokriẏo kora",
          "sense": "to put into operation",
          "word": "সক্রিয় করা"
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          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "puskam",
          "sense": "to put into operation",
          "word": "пускам"
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          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "aktiviram",
          "sense": "to put into operation",
          "word": "активирам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 39 7 9 8 5 10 6 6 4",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to put into operation",
          "word": "activar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 39 7 9 8 5 10 6 6 4",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "jīhuó",
          "sense": "to put into operation",
          "word": "激活"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 39 7 9 8 5 10 6 6 4",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "to put into operation",
          "word": "aktivere"
        },
        {
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to put into operation",
          "word": "activeren"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 39 7 9 8 5 10 6 6 4",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to put into operation",
          "word": "aanzetten"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 39 7 9 8 5 10 6 6 4",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to put into operation",
          "word": "inschakelen"
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        {
          "_dis1": "6 39 7 9 8 5 10 6 6 4",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to put into operation",
          "word": "aktivigi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 39 7 9 8 5 10 6 6 4",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "to put into operation",
          "word": "rakendama"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 39 7 9 8 5 10 6 6 4",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to put into operation",
          "word": "aktivoida"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 39 7 9 8 5 10 6 6 4",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to put into operation",
          "word": "käynnistää"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 39 7 9 8 5 10 6 6 4",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to put into operation",
          "word": "actionner"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 39 7 9 8 5 10 6 6 4",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to put into operation",
          "word": "activer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 39 7 9 8 5 10 6 6 4",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to put into operation",
          "word": "activar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 39 7 9 8 5 10 6 6 4",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to put into operation",
          "word": "aktivieren"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 39 7 9 8 5 10 6 6 4",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to put into operation",
          "word": "freischalten"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 39 7 9 8 5 10 6 6 4",
          "alt": "ανοίγω (anoígo)",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "energopoió",
          "sense": "to put into operation",
          "word": "ενεργοποιώ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 39 7 9 8 5 10 6 6 4",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to put into operation",
          "word": "aktivál"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 39 7 9 8 5 10 6 6 4",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to put into operation",
          "word": "működésbe hoz"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 39 7 9 8 5 10 6 6 4",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "to put into operation",
          "word": "mengaktifkan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 39 7 9 8 5 10 6 6 4",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "aktivtendıru",
          "sense": "to put into operation",
          "word": "активтендіру"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 39 7 9 8 5 10 6 6 4",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "jandıruu",
          "sense": "to put into operation",
          "word": "жандыруу"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 39 7 9 8 5 10 6 6 4",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to put into operation",
          "word": "whakahohe"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 39 7 9 8 5 10 6 6 4",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to put into operation",
          "word": "whakaharuru"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 39 7 9 8 5 10 6 6 4",
          "code": "mr",
          "lang": "Marathi",
          "roman": "sakriy karāve",
          "sense": "to put into operation",
          "word": "सक्रिय करावे"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 39 7 9 8 5 10 6 6 4",
          "code": "nrf",
          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "to put into operation",
          "word": "activiser"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 39 7 9 8 5 10 6 6 4",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "to put into operation",
          "word": "aktivere"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 39 7 9 8 5 10 6 6 4",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "to put into operation",
          "word": "aktivisere"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 39 7 9 8 5 10 6 6 4",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "anjâmidan",
          "sense": "to put into operation",
          "word": "انجامیدن"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 39 7 9 8 5 10 6 6 4",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "faâl kardan",
          "sense": "to put into operation",
          "word": "فعال کردن"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 39 7 9 8 5 10 6 6 4",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "konešvar kardan",
          "sense": "to put into operation",
          "word": "کنشور کردن"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 39 7 9 8 5 10 6 6 4",
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      "word": "superactivate"
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      "word": "actuate"
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    {
      "word": "enable"
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    {
      "word": "get going"
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    {
      "word": "set going"
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      "word": "set in motion"
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      "word": "set off"
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      "word": "spur"
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      "word": "start"
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      "word": "stimulate"
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      "word": "trigger"
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      "word": "turn on"
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      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "to put into operation",
      "word": "aktivizoj"
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "faʕʕala",
      "sense": "to put into operation",
      "word": "فَعَّلَ"
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      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "to put into operation",
      "word": "activar"
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      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "to put into operation",
      "word": "aktibatu"
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      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "śokriẏo kora",
      "sense": "to put into operation",
      "word": "সক্রিয় করা"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "puskam",
      "sense": "to put into operation",
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "aktiviram",
      "sense": "to put into operation",
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    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to put into operation",
      "word": "activar"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jīhuó",
      "sense": "to put into operation",
      "word": "激活"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to put into operation",
      "word": "aktivere"
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    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to put into operation",
      "word": "activeren"
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    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to put into operation",
      "word": "aanzetten"
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    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to put into operation",
      "word": "inschakelen"
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    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to put into operation",
      "word": "aktivigi"
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    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "to put into operation",
      "word": "rakendama"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to put into operation",
      "word": "aktivoida"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to put into operation",
      "word": "käynnistää"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to put into operation",
      "word": "actionner"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to put into operation",
      "word": "activer"
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    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to put into operation",
      "word": "activar"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to put into operation",
      "word": "aktivieren"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to put into operation",
      "word": "freischalten"
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      "alt": "ανοίγω (anoígo)",
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      "lang": "Greek",
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      "sense": "to put into operation",
      "word": "ενεργοποιώ"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to put into operation",
      "word": "aktivál"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to put into operation",
      "word": "működésbe hoz"
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    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "to put into operation",
      "word": "mengaktifkan"
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      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "aktivtendıru",
      "sense": "to put into operation",
      "word": "активтендіру"
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      "code": "ky",
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to put into operation",
      "word": "whakahohe"
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to put into operation",
      "word": "whakaharuru"
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      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "sakriy karāve",
      "sense": "to put into operation",
      "word": "सक्रिय करावे"
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      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "to put into operation",
      "word": "activiser"
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      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "to put into operation",
      "word": "aktivere"
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      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "to put into operation",
      "word": "aktivisere"
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    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "anjâmidan",
      "sense": "to put into operation",
      "word": "انجامیدن"
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    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "faâl kardan",
      "sense": "to put into operation",
      "word": "فعال کردن"
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    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "konešvar kardan",
      "sense": "to put into operation",
      "word": "کنشور کردن"
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    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "kâri kardan",
      "sense": "to put into operation",
      "word": "کاری کردن"
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    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "konāyidan",
      "sense": "to put into operation",
      "word": "کناییدن"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to put into operation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
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      "word": "aktywować"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to put into operation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
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      "word": "uaktywniać"
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    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to put into operation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
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      "word": "uaktywnić"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to put into operation",
      "word": "ativar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to put into operation",
      "word": "activa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "aktivizírovatʹ",
      "sense": "to put into operation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "активизи́ровать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "aktivírovatʹ",
      "sense": "to put into operation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "активи́ровать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "privodítʹ v déjstvije",
      "sense": "to put into operation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "приводи́ть в де́йствие"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "privestí v déjstvije",
      "sense": "to put into operation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
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      "word": "привести́ в де́йствие"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vključátʹ",
      "sense": "to put into operation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "включа́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vključítʹ",
      "sense": "to put into operation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "включи́ть"
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    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to put into operation",
      "word": "aktivírati"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "to put into operation",
      "word": "aktivirati"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "to put into operation",
      "word": "vključiti"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to put into operation",
      "word": "activar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to put into operation",
      "word": "aktivera"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to put into operation",
      "word": "etkinleştirmek"
    }
  ],
  "word": "activate"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-12-15 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-12-04 using wiktextract (8a39820 and 4401a4c). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.