Activate

Portuguese Meaning

ativar

tornar radioativo

English Meaning

  1. To set in motion; make active or more active.
  2. To organize or create (a military unit, for example): activate the National Guard.
  3. To treat (sewage) with aeration and bacteria to aid decomposition.
  4. Chemistry To accelerate a reaction in, as by heat.
  5. Physics To make (a substance) radioactive.
  6. Biology To convert (certain biological compounds) into biologically active derivatives.