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activated

ac·ti·vate
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ak-tuh-veyt]
    • /ˈæk təˌveɪt/
    • /ˈæk.tɪ.veɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ak-tuh-veyt]
    • /ˈæk təˌveɪt/

Definitions of activated word

  • verb with object activated to make active; cause to function or act. 1
  • verb with object activated Physics. to render more reactive; excite: to activate a molecule. to induce radioactivity. 1
  • verb with object activated to aerate (sewage) in order to accelerate decomposition of impure organic matter by microorganisms. 1
  • verb with object activated Chemistry. to make (carbon, a catalyst, molecules, etc.) more active. to hasten (reactions) by various means, as heating. 1
  • verb with object activated to place (a military unit or station) on an active status in an assigned capacity. 1
  • noun activated Simple past tense and past participle of activate. 1

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Origin of activated

First appearance:

before 1620
One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1620-30; active + -ate1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Activated

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

activated popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

activated usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for activated

adjective activated

  • originating — to take its origin or rise; begin; start; arise: The practice originated during the Middle Ages.
  • incepted — to take in; ingest.
  • applied — An applied subject of study has a practical use, rather than being concerned only with theory.
  • authored — a person who writes a novel, poem, essay, etc.; the composer of a literary work, as distinguished from a compiler, translator, editor, or copyist.
  • inspired — aroused, animated, or imbued with the spirit to do something, by or as if by supernatural or divine influence: an inspired poet.

Antonyms for activated

adjective activated

  • lazy — averse or disinclined to work, activity, or exertion; indolent.
  • grossed out — without deductions; total, as the amount of sales, salary, profit, etc., before taking deductions for expenses, taxes, or the like (opposed to net2. ): gross earnings; gross sales.
  • sick — afflicted with ill health or disease; ailing.
  • deskbound — doing sedentary work; working exclusively at a desk.

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