activate - Similar and Opposite Words

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Here are the synonyms for activate , a list of similar words for activate from our thesaurus that you can use

Verb

make active or more active

Synonyms

• activate

More generic

• alter
• change
• modify

Opposite / Antonyms

• inactivate

More specific

• reactivate

Verb

make (substances) radioactive

Synonyms

• activate

More generic

• alter
• change
• modify

Verb

aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter

Synonyms

• activate
• aerate

More generic

• alter
• change
• modify

Verb

make more adsorptive

Synonyms

• activate

More generic

• alter
• change
• modify

Verb

put in motion or move to act

Synonyms

• activate
• actuate
• set off
• spark
• spark off
• touch off
• trigger
• trigger off
• trip

More generic

• initiate
• pioneer

Related

• come about
• fall out
• go on
• hap
• happen
• occur
• pass
• pass off
• take place

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