activatory

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adjective

That acts as an activator.

OriginEnglish activate ← Middle English actyf ← Old French actif →
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Meanings

adjectiveactivatory (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThat acts as an activator.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
  3. Proto-Italic*agō
  4. Latinagō
  5. Ancient Greekἐνεργητικός (energētikós)
  6. Latināctīvu
  7. Old Frenchactif
  8. Middle Englishactyf
  9. Englishactive
  10. Englishactivate
  11. Englishactivatory

From activate + -ory.

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Translations

Portuguese ativante
  • ativantethat acts as an activator

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

cavitatory
Cite this entry
APA

activatory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/activatory

MLA

“activatory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/activatory. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “activatory,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/activatory.

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