Meanings
verbautoactivate (third-person singular simple present autoactivates, present participle autoactivating, simple past and past participle autoactivated)
present singular third person autoactivates · participle present autoactivating · participle past autoactivated · past autoactivated
- To cause or undergo autoactivation.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
- Proto-Indo-European*tó-
- Proto-Hellenic*autós
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
- Ancient Greekαὖ (aû)
- Ancient Greekτόν (tón)
- Ancient Greekαὐτός (autós)
- Ancient Greekαὐτο- (auto-)
- Englishauto-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
- Proto-Italic*agō
- Latinagō
- Ancient Greekἐνεργητικός (energētikós)
- Latināctīvu
- Old Frenchactif
- Middle Englishactyf
- Englishactive
- Englishactivate
- Englishautoactivate
Cite this entry
APA
autoactivate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoactivate
MLA
“autoactivate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoactivate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autoactivate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoactivate.
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