"activate" meaning in Inglese

See activate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈæktɪˌveɪt/ Audio: en-us-activate.ogg
  1. attivare, azionare, avviare
    Sense id: it-activate-en-verb-mKbNN0vE
  2. organizzare
    Sense id: it-activate-en-verb-KbOs-tLY Topics: military
  3. rendere radioattivo
    Sense id: it-activate-en-verb-2hKRZRQ6 Topics: physics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: actuate, enable, set in motion, spur, start, trigger, turn on Related terms: activation
Categories (other): Parole in inglese, Verbi in inglese
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      "word": "deactivate"
    },
    {
      "word": "inactivate"
    }
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      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
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      "name": "Verbi in inglese",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "active + -ate"
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
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  "pos_title": "Verbo",
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    {
      "word": "activation"
    }
  ],
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        "attivare, azionare, avviare"
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    },
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      "glosses": [
        "organizzare"
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      "topics": [
        "military"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "rendere radioattivo"
      ],
      "id": "it-activate-en-verb-2hKRZRQ6",
      "topics": [
        "physics"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "audio": "en-us-activate.ogg",
      "ipa": "/ˈæktɪˌveɪt/",
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "actuate"
    },
    {
      "word": "enable"
    },
    {
      "word": "set in motion"
    },
    {
      "word": "spur"
    },
    {
      "word": "start"
    },
    {
      "word": "trigger"
    },
    {
      "word": "turn on"
    }
  ],
  "word": "activate"
}
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    {
      "word": "deactivate"
    },
    {
      "word": "inactivate"
    }
  ],
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    "Verbi in inglese"
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    "active + -ate"
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "attivare, azionare, avviare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "organizzare"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "military"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "rendere radioattivo"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "physics"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "word": "actuate"
    },
    {
      "word": "enable"
    },
    {
      "word": "set in motion"
    },
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      "word": "spur"
    },
    {
      "word": "start"
    },
    {
      "word": "trigger"
    },
    {
      "word": "turn on"
    }
  ],
  "word": "activate"
}

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