"activatory" meaning in English

See activatory in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus ▲ Ancient Greek ἐνεργητῐκός (energētĭkós)sl. Latin āctīvusbor. Old French actifbor. Middle English actyf English active Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English activate Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -tōriusder. Middle English -orie English -ory English activatory From activate + -ory. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:af|activate|-ory&lt;id:adjectival&gt;|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus ▲ Ancient Greek ἐνεργητῐκός (energētĭkós)sl. Latin āctīvusbor. Old French actifbor. Middle English actyf English active Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English activate Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -tōriusder. 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Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} activatory (not comparable)
  1. That acts as an activator. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: coactivatory, nonactivatory Translations (that acts as an activator): ativante (Portuguese)
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        }
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        "That acts as an activator."
      ],
      "links": [
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    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "that acts as an activator",
      "word": "ativante"
    }
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}

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