activating

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A form of activate — To encourage development or induce increased activity; to stimulate.

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actuatingcausativeenergizingactivation
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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of activate

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivecausing motion or action or change

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actuatingcausative

nounthe activity of causing to have energy and be active

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energizingactivation
Broader
activity
Also see
activationcausativeenergizing

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

activating. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/activating

MLA

“activating.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/activating. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “activating,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/activating.

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