activate
verb (used with object)
to make active; cause to function or act.
were activating
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past progressiveof activate.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Memories were activating the same regions in the brain in infants as they were in adults, but it could be that these memories cannot be stored in infancy.
From Salon ● May 7, 2025
