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ac·ti·vate
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prefix
Grammar. an affix placed before a word, base, or another prefix to modify a term's meaning, as by making the term negative, as un- in unkind, by signaling repetition, as re- in reinvent, or by indicating support, as pro- in proabolition. Compatible prefixes can work together, as un- and re- in unrefundable. -
stimulate
to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics. -
activation energy
the least amount of energy required to activate atoms or molecules to a state in which they can undergo a chemical reaction. -
activize
to make active -
actuate
If a person is actuated by an emotion, that emotion makes them act in a certain way. If something actuates a device, the device starts working. -
familial hypercholesterolemia
an inherited metabolic disorder caused by a lack or malfunction of receptors for the low-density lipoproteins that activate removal of cholesterol from the blood. Abbreviation: FH.