activer

French

verb

Definitions

(transitive) to activate to encourage development or induce increased activity, to stimulate
(transitive) to activate to put a device, mechanism or system into action or motion, to enable
(transitive) to activate to render radioactive
(transitive) to speed up
(transitive) to stoke (e.g. a fire)

Etymology

Derived from Latin activus.

Origin

Latin

activus

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