activate
verb (used with object)
to make active; cause to function or act.
activated
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past participleof activate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof activate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
activateverb (used with object)to make active; cause to function or act.
Example Sentences
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The program focuses on understanding how these receptors change shape, become activated, and transmit signals inside cells.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
Somewhere inside me, a tiny rewards-program customer had been activated.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
All four players who the Dodgers activated on Tuesday appeared in the game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Watch the video to learn how Campari turned a 107-year-old aperitif into a 21st century icon—and activated fierce competition in the process.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
"He activated some kind of force field," says Duke.
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
