activate

Meanings

• put in motion or move to act
• make active or more active
  • "activate an old file"
• make more adsorptive
  • "activate a metal"
• aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter
• make (substances) radioactive

Synonyms

actuate, aerate, set off, spark, spark off, touch off, trigger, trigger off, trip