Synonyms for Activate:

• n.

  •
  • control,
  • flash.
  •
  • action.
  •activate (noun)
  • trip,
  • aerate,
  • touch off,
  • trigger off,
  • spark off.
  •set-off (noun)
  • set-off.

• v.

  •actuate (verb)
  • firing up,
  • ex cites,
  • works into lather,
  • putting to,
  • in spired,
  • wrought into lather,
  • ex-cites,
  • puts up to,
  • working in to lather,
  • ex cited,
  • worked in to lather,
  • in-spiring,
  • working into lather,
  • in spires,
  • wrought in to lather,
  • keys up,
  • ex-cited,
  • worked into lather,
  • puts to,
  • keying up,
  • in-spire,
  • ex-cite,
  • works in to lather,
  • ex citing,
  • in spiring,
  • putting up to,
  • ex cite,
  • in spire,
  • work in to lather,
  • in-spired,
  • in-spires.
  •animate (verb)
  • in-spirited,
  • in form,
  • re-vivified,
  • re-vivify,
  • makes alive,
  • in-forms,
  • in spiriting,
  • in forming,
  • made alive,
  • re vivified,
  • re-vivifies,
  • re vivifies,
  • in-spiriting,
  • in-spirits,
  • re vivifying,
  • in spirit,
  • re-vivifying,
  • in-spirit,
  • making alive,
  • in-forming,
  • in spirited,
  • in forms,
  • in-form,
  • re vivify.
  •awake (verb)
  • calls forth.
  •awaken (verb)
  • piles out,
  • rolls out,
  • showed a leg,
  • piled out,
  • rolling out,
  • show leg,
  • showing leg,
  • shows leg,
  • showed leg,
  • piling out,
  • shows a leg,
  • rise shine,
  • showing a leg.
  •begin (verb)
  • under takes,
  • sets motion,
  • under taking,
  • brake ground,
  • giving birth to,
  • broke ground,
  • plunge in to,
  • pro duces,
  • pre-pare,
  • intro-duce,
  • be-gun,
  • pro-duces,
  • making active,
  • intro-duces,
  • under-taking,
  • gotten going,
  • under taken,
  • bring pass,
  • plunges into,
  • made active,
  • plunged in to,
  • plunging in to,
  • under-taken,
  • be ginning,
  • be gun,
  • pro duce,
  • plunging into,
  • enter up on,
  • setting about,
  • lays foundation for,
  • gives impulse,
  • pre pared,
  • gets going,
  • pre pares,
  • go in to,
  • breaks ground,
  • plunges in to,
  • under-takes,
  • pre-pared,
  • intro duces,
  • pre-pares,
  • under take,
  • giving impulse,
  • pre paring,
  • gave impulse,
  • under-take,
  • intro duce,
  • setting motion,
  • plunged into,
  • be-ginning,
  • gat going,
  • under-took,
  • under took,
  • pre pare,
  • makes active,
  • pre-paring,
  • break ice,
  • embarking on,
  • laid foundation for,
  • laying foundation for,
  • set motion,
  • sets about.
  •change (verb)
  • activate.
  •commandeer (verb)
  • moonlights requisition,
  • accroached,
  • moonlighted requisition,
  • moonlighting requisition,
  • accroaches.
  •energize (verb)
  • drive,
  • energize,
  • fire,
  • recharge,
  • power,
  • rouse,
  • force,
  • charge,
  • empower,
  • revive.
  •engage (verb)
  • inter mesh,
  • inter plays,
  • inter-play,
  • inter acts,
  • inter-plays,
  • inter meshing,
  • inter act,
  • inter-acted,
  • inter meshed,
  • inter-locks,
  • inter-lace,
  • inter lacing,
  • inter-locking,
  • inter-meshes,
  • inter-lacing,
  • inter acting,
  • inter play,
  • inter-meshing,
  • inter-laced,
  • switches on,
  • inter-locked,
  • inter laced,
  • inter locked,
  • inter laces,
  • inter-mesh,
  • inter played,
  • inter-meshed,
  • inter acted,
  • inter lace,
  • inter-played,
  • inter-playing,
  • inter-laces,
  • inter-lock,
  • interplayed,
  • inter lock,
  • inter locking,
  • inter-acting,
  • inter locks,
  • inter playing,
  • inter-acts,
  • inter-act,
  • inter meshes.
  •freshen (verb)
  • titivates,
  • re stored,
  • re storing,
  • Re-store,
  • re store,
  • re stores,
  • re-stored,
  • re-storing,
  • re-fresh,
  • re fresh,
  • re-stores,
  • re freshes,
  • re-freshes.
  •incite (verb)
  • pro-motes,
  • pro-moting,
  • gat to,
  • in-citing,
  • in-flamed,
  • talk in to,
  • co-axed,
  • fans the fire,
  • in cited,
  • in flamed,
  • in-cite,
  • talking in to,
  • talked into,
  • fanning the fire,
  • talked in to,
  • in flame,
  • fanned fire,
  • talks into,
  • pro moting,
  • talking into,
  • in cite,
  • fan fire,
  • fanned the fire,
  • in citing,
  • in-cited,
  • in-flame,
  • co axed,
  • in cites,
  • talks in to,
  • in-cites,
  • co axing,
  • co-axing,
  • in-flames,
  • pro-mote,
  • in flaming,
  • gotten to,
  • fans fire,
  • sets off,
  • fanning fire.
  •induce (verb)
  • argues in to,
  • in duces,
  • pro-cures,
  • soft soaped,
  • steamrolls,
  • steamrolled,
  • twisted ones arm,
  • steamrolling,
  • twists one arm,
  • twist ones arm,
  • pro-cure,
  • argues into,
  • sucks in,
  • in-duce,
  • soft-soaps,
  • sells on,
  • softsoap,
  • pro-cured,
  • pro cure,
  • sweettalk,
  • in-duces,
  • draws in,
  • twisted one arm,
  • twist one arm,
  • prevail up on,
  • sells one on,
  • softsoaping,
  • sucking in,
  • twists ones arm,
  • twisting ones arm,
  • sold one on,
  • twisted one's arm,
  • twists arm,
  • soft soaping,
  • argued into,
  • twisted arm,
  • pro-curing,
  • softsoaps,
  • softsoaped,
  • pro cures,
  • twisting one's arm,
  • pro cured,
  • drawing in,
  • selling on,
  • selling one on,
  • twists one's arm,
  • twisting one arm,
  • argued in to,
  • argue in to,
  • pro curing,
  • twisting arm,
  • prevails upon,
  • in duce.
  •initiate something; start a function (verb)
  • take out of mothballs,
  • arouse,
  • propel,
  • actify,
  • motivate.
  •invigorate (verb)
  • strengthen,
  • agitate,
  • enthuse,
  • excite,
  • enliven.
  •leaven (verb)
  • in fuses,
  • in-fuse,
  • in-fusing,
  • in fusing,
  • in fused,
  • in-fused.
  •mobilize (verb)
  • catalyzed,
  • puts motion,
  • gotten ready,
  • catalyzing,
  • makes ready,
  • puts in motion,
  • putting in motion,
  • putting motion,
  • re adies,
  • re-adies,
  • put motion,
  • gets ready,
  • catalyzes,
  • gat ready.
  •move (verb)
  • re commend,
  • tugs at,
  • re commends,
  • played on,
  • pro-pose,
  • pro posing,
  • re-commends,
  • putting forward,
  • tugged at,
  • re commended,
  • plays on,
  • re-commending,
  • pro pose,
  • pro posed,
  • tugging at,
  • wrought on,
  • re-commended,
  • works on,
  • re commending,
  • re-commend,
  • playing on,
  • pro-posing.
  •predispose (verb)
  • dis pose,
  • dis posed,
  • making of mind to,
  • make of mind to,
  • made mind to,
  • in-cline,
  • pre disposed,
  • makes of mind to,
  • dis-pose,
  • in-clines,
  • make a mind to,
  • in cline,
  • making expectant,
  • made expectant,
  • in clines,
  • pre-disposes,
  • make mind to,
  • makes a mind to,
  • dis posing,
  • making mind to,
  • pre dispose,
  • makes of a mind to,
  • made of mind to,
  • pre-dispose,
  • makes mind to,
  • pre-disposed,
  • pre disposes,
  • making a mind to,
  • makes expectant,
  • made of a mind to,
  • dis-posing,
  • dis-posed,
  • pre-disposing,
  • making of a mind to,
  • made a mind to,
  • pre disposing.
  •quicken (verb)
  • dis-patch,
  • in creases,
  • innervating,
  • in-nerving,
  • making haste,
  • vivificating,
  • dis patching,
  • innervated,
  • in nerves,
  • dis-patches,
  • in-nervate,
  • dis-patched,
  • in-nerve,
  • in nerved,
  • in creasing,
  • in nerve,
  • in-crease,
  • in nerving,
  • in-creases,
  • innerves,
  • vivificates,
  • in-nerves,
  • makes haste,
  • dis patches,
  • in nervate,
  • innervates,
  • in-nerved,
  • dis patch,
  • dis-patching,
  • in crease,
  • dis patched,
  • in-creased,
  • vivificated.
  •raise (verb)
  • sets on,
  • setting on.
  •start (verb)
  • takes first step,
  • de parted,
  • hit road,
  • de parting,
  • comes into being,
  • take plunge,
  • comes in to being,
  • took first step,
  • makes beginning,
  • took plunge,
  • making a beginning,
  • came into being,
  • making beginning,
  • laying foundation,
  • de parts,
  • took the plunge,
  • made a beginning,
  • gotten under way,
  • takes plunge,
  • seeing light,
  • makes a beginning,
  • saw light,
  • de-parting,
  • de-parts,
  • came in to being,
  • taking first step,
  • taking plunge,
  • laid foundation,
  • sets out,
  • come in to being,
  • gat under way,
  • coming in to being,
  • sees light,
  • de-parted,
  • de-part,
  • made beginning,
  • de part,
  • got under way,
  • lays foundation,
  • taking the plunge,
  • takes the plunge,
  • make beginning,
  • gets under way.
  •stimulate (verb)
  • builds fire under,
  • builded a fire under,
  • gotten started,
  • getting one going,
  • built fire under,
  • wakes up,
  • builds a fire under,
  • gets started,
  • got started,
  • build fire under,
  • got one going,
  • gat one started,
  • gotten one going,
  • commoves,
  • steams up,
  • gets one going,
  • building fire under,
  • got one started,
  • gets one started,
  • gat started,
  • dynamizes,
  • building a fire under,
  • gotten one started,
  • builded fire under,
  • dynamized,
  • getting one started,
  • Commoved,
  • built a fire under,
  • getting started,
  • dynamizing,
  • gat one going.
  •turn on (verb)
  • logging on,
  • put gear,
  • puts gear,
  • putting in gear,
  • putting gear,
  • starts up,
  • puts in gear,
  • logged on,
  • logs on,
  • starting up.
  •wake/waken (verb)
  • under stand,
  • under standing,
  • zips up,
  • under stands,
  • under-standing,
  • jazzing up,
  • zipping up,
  • under-stood,
  • under stood,
  • under-stands,
  • jazzes up.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • flick,
  • grease,
  • flip on,
  • lubricate,
  • reset,
  • eject,
  • work,
  • twiddle,
  • press,
  • turn down,
  • coax.
  •
  • impel,
  • play,
  • turn up,
  • throw,
  • crank,
  • have on,
  • warm up,
  • use,
  • test.
  •
  • man,
  • operate,
  • pull.
  •
  • put on,
  • HIT.
  •
  • run.
  •awaken
  • rolled out,
  • Rallied,
  • show a leg,
  • turned out,
  • roll out,
  • pile out.
  •begin
  • breaking ground,
  • Initiating,
  • set about,
  • originates,
  • introduce,
  • set in motion,
  • getting going,
  • Originating,
  • make active,
  • plunge into,
  • sets in motion,
  • gives birth to,
  • get going,
  • went ahead,
  • give impulse,
  • break ground,
  • sets up,
  • initiate,
  • lay foundation for,
  • Instituting,
  • eventuate,
  • gave birth to,
  • establish,
  • setting in motion,
  • give birth to,
  • occasions,
  • enter upon,
  • set up,
  • got going,
  • founding.
  •invigorate
  • snap up,
  • revitalize,
  • liven up,
  • snaps up.
  •leaven
  • leavening.
  •move
  • put forward,
  • puts forward,
  • moves,
  • tug at,
  • work on,
  • play on,
  • working on,
  • worked on.
  •practice
  • effect.

Paraphrases for Activate:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    activating.
  • Proper noun, singular
    activating.
  • Noun, plural
    activated.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    activating.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Proper noun, singular
    activates.
  • Noun, plural
    activates.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    reactivating.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    stimulating, revitalized.
  • Proper noun, singular
    runs.
  • Noun, plural
    skills, runs.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    Effectuating, energizing, advancing, Progressing, Mobilizing, Boosting, Choosing, waking, calling, shaping, going, running, stimulating.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    stimulate, revitalize, commence, mobilize, mobilise.
  • Verb, base form
    lay, invigorate, stimulate, induce, revitalize, hasten, toggle, precipitate, jumpstart, motivate, jump-start, vitalize, dial, commence, promote, spark, restart, enhance, regenerate, revitalise, incite, mobilize, rejuvenate, mobilise.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    activation, trigger.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    activation, trigger.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    triggering, Selecting.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    activation, trigger.
  • Verb, base form
    actuate, reinvigorate, accelerate, ignite, re-activate, operationalize, kick-start, invoke, erect, trigger.

Antonyms for Activate:

• v.

  • change
    inactivate.
  • initiate something; start a function
    arrest, end, check, halt, calm, discourage, stop, dissuade.
  • Other antonyms:
    decelerate, draw up, suppress, jam, slow, cut, stunt, stick, repress, stall, brake.

Homophones for Activate:

• activity, activated, actifed, aestivate.

Hypernym for Activate:

• v.

  • change
    reactivate.

Hyponym for Activate:

• v.

  • change
    alter, change, modify.
  • creation
    initiate, pioneer.