(פ') להפעיל, לשפעל; להאיץ ריאקציה (בכימיה); לעשות לרדיואקטיבי (בפיזיקה)

v. set in motion, make active, start; speed up a reaction (Chemistry); make radioactive (Physics)

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Verb
1. put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"
(synonym) trip, actuate, trigger, set off, spark off, spark, trigger off, touch off
(hypernym) initiate, pioneer
(cause) happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place
(derivation) activation
2. make active or more active; "activate an old file"
(antonym) inactivate, deactivate
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(hyponym) reactivate
(derivation) activator
3. make more adsorptive; "activate a metal"
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(derivation) activation
4. aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter
(synonym) aerate
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(derivation) activation
5. make (substances) radioactive
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(derivation) activation

v. activate; push on

v. spustit