vverb.creationput in motion or move to actSynset:actuate set off spark spark off touch off trigger trigger off trip
Examples:- trigger a reaction
- actuate the circuits
Derivationally Related Form:tripperactuationacttriggeractivationactuatortripspark
Hypernyms:initiate pioneer
Inherited Hypernyms:tripinitiatecausemake
Causes:come about fall out go on hap happen occur pass off pass take place
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.changemake active or more activeAntonyms:inactivate
Derivationally Related Form:activatoractivation
Hypernyms:alter change modify
Inherited Hypernyms:activatechange
Direct Hyponyms:reactivate
Full Troponyms:reactivate
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something
vverb.changemake more adsorptiveDerivationally Related Form:activation
Hypernyms:alter change modify
Inherited Hypernyms:activatechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.changeaerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matterSynset:aerate
Derivationally Related Form:aeratoractivationair
Hypernyms:alter change modify
Inherited Hypernyms:activatechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.changemake (substances) radioactiveDerivationally Related Form:activation
Hypernyms:alter change modify
Inherited Hypernyms:activatechange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something