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    [Verb]  | "ac*ti*vate" | \ ˈak-tə-ˌvāt \


    1: to make active or more active: such as

    2: to make (something, such as a molecule) reactive or more reactive

    3: to convert (something, such as a provitamin) into a biologically active derivative


    Origin: 1624 ;

     {see: |active:1|active:1} + {see: |-ate:4|-ate:4}, probably as adaptation of French activer, going back to Middle French, derivative of actif {see: |active:1|active:1};

    [Verb]  | "activates" 


    1: to cause to function;


      * e.g., " ... the thermostat is set to activate the heating system only when the temperature drops below 65 degrees "





    [Verb]  | "activate" 


    1: to cause to function;


      * e.g., " ... the thermostat is set to activate the heating system only when the temperature drops below 65 degrees "





     [ "Activity" ]

    1: that little bar you see next to a definition in the U.D.

      * e.g.,  ... "hey Jason have you seen the activity for this word?" 

     [ "activator" ]

    1: Oil or grease that black people use in their hair to get a nice shine.

      * e.g.,  ... Damn, you have enough activator in yo hair??? I saw you drippin' from the driveway!!!! 

     [ "active" ]

    1: Currently banging in the set, not MIA

      * e.g.,  ... "Yo homie I haven't been active for awhile"...." "well fool I haven't left the streets for one day in the last three years" 

     [ "active" ]

    1: originated in pasadena by niggaz who like replacing cool or tight with active

      * e.g.,  ... Damn nigga this party is active!!! 

     [ "Activated" ]

    1: To be activated is like being triggered, being activated is better than being triggered!

      * e.g.,  ... I am so fucking activated right now!!! 

     [ "activities" ]

    1: Things you can do when you make bunk beds, such as aerobics, step class, and army man. Can result in making your head spin.

      * e.g.,  ... Dragon: Look at all this extra floor space! Night-hawk: So- SO many activities! 

     [ "not active" ]

    1: Taken, do not hit me up, don’t bother

      * e.g.,  ... “Oh he’s not active anymore.” 

     [ "active" ]

    1: Something pertaining to something else that is cool...

      * e.g.,  ... That shit is Active. 

     [ "Active" ]

    1: british slang for someone who is hard or tough

      * e.g.,  ... person 1 : mums, that yute is bare active person 2: innit 

     [ "The Activity" ]

    1: "The activity" is a game which everyone has to play. Rules:

      * e.g.,  ... person 1: "lost the game!" 


     [ "The Activity" ]

    2: To win, you must think of "the game". When you win "the activity", you must say it.

      * e.g.,  ... person 2 : "What, 'the game'? I won 'the activity'!" 


     [ "The Activity" ]

    3: You lose "the activity" when "the game" is over.

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