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Synonyms for activate

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To encourage development or induce increased activity; to stimulate.

Forms

Past participle
activated
e.g. activated → triggered, actuated, stimulated, agitated…

Example sentences

  • trigger The man plucked up courage and pulled the trigger.
  • enable This bird's large wings enable it to fly very fast.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
activaterising
triggerrising
actuatefalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
trip1, spur1
5 letters
start1, spark1, rouse1
6 letters
enable3, excite2, aerate, actify
7 letters
trigger2, provoke2, animate3, agitate3, actuate3
8 letters
mobilize3, mobilise
9 letters
stimulate3, instigate3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (enable3 = 3 syllables).

In other languages

Français
actionner
Italiano
azionare
Deutsch
antreiben
Català
accionar