activate

«activate» in Mova's school dictionary: to make it start working, like a machine, alarm or account — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (activate, activates, activated, activating)

meaning for a pupil

1) To activate something is to make it start working, like a machine, alarm or account. tree →

2) (science) To activate a process or chemical is to make it start or become active. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used about alarms, cards, accounts, apps, buttons, games and science (yeast is activated by warm water). In instructions: «Press to activate».

examples

• The smoke activated the fire alarm. tree →
• Press the red button to activate the robot. tree →
• You need to activate your new library card. tree →
• Warm water activates the yeast in bread. tree →
• The trap is activated when someone steps on it. tree →
• Sunlight activates the solar lamp. tree →
• The hero activated the shield just in time. tree →

note

Regular verb. Noun: «activation». Opposite: «deactivate», «switch off». More formal than «turn on» or «start».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «activate» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.