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radioactivate

[ rey-dee-oh-ak-tuh-veyt ]

verb (used with object)

, Physics.
, ra·di·o·ac·ti·vat·ed, ra·di·o·ac·ti·vat·ing.
  1. to make (a substance) radioactive.


radioactivate

/ ˌreɪdɪəʊˈæktɪˌveɪt /

verb

  1. tr to make radioactive
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌradioˌactiˈvation, noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of radioactivate1

First recorded in 1900–05; radioactive + -ate 1

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