| 释义 |
Adjective: activated 'akti`veytud- (of sewage) treated with aeration and bacteria to aid decomposition
- (of e.g. a molecule) made reactive or more reactive
- excited - Rendered active; e.g. rendered radioactive or luminescent or photosensitive or conductive
- (military) set up and placed on active assignment
"a newly activated unit"
Verb: activate 'aktu`veyt- Put in motion or move to act
- trip, actuate, trigger, set off, spark off, spark, trigger off, touch off - Make active or more active
"activate an old file" - Make more adsorptive
"activate a metal" - Aerate (sewage) so as to favour the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter
- aerate - Make (substances) radioactive
See also: activation, activator, active, reactive, treated Type of: alter, change, initiate, modify, pioneer Antonym: inactivate Encyclopedia: Activate |