Definitions for activated
Overview of verb activate
The verb activate has 5 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (3) trip, actuate, trigger, activate, set off, spark off, spark, trigger off, touch off
(put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits")
2. (2) activate
(make active or more active; "activate an old file")
3. activate
(make more adsorptive; "activate a metal")
4. activate, aerate
(aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter)
5. activate
(make (substances) radioactive)
Overview of adj activated
The adj activated has 4 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (3) activated
((of sewage) treated with aeration and bacteria to aid decomposition)
2. activated, excited
((of e.g. a molecule) made reactive or more reactive)
3. activated
(rendered active; e.g. rendered radioactive or luminescent or photosensitive or conductive)
4. activated
((military) set up and placed on active assignment; "a newly activated unit")
